When the Whales Came (1989)

overview : A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.

Release Date : Mar 28, 1989

Runtime : 1h 40m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : American Continental Corp., Golden Swan, ITV Central

Countries : United Kingdom

Keywords : hermit, island, beach, whale, cornwall, england, based on children's book, 1910s, puffin