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A Whale for the Killing(1981)

Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.

7.0(1)2h 25m1981-02-01

AdventureDramaFamilyTV Movie

Overview

A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.

Director:: Richard T. Heffron
Writers:: Lionel Chetwynd, Farley Mowat
Producers:: Robert Lovenheim
Cinematographer:: Edmond L. Koons
Composer:: Basil Poledouris
Production:: Playboy Enterprises, Beowulf Productions
Status:: Released

Cast

Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss

Charles Landon

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Janet Landon

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

Dr. Linda McFarland

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Glenn

Ken James

Ken James

Lorne

David Ferry

David Ferry

Johnny Goodenough

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Tom Goodenough

David Hollander

David Hollander

Stevie Landon

Bill Calvert

Bill Calvert

Tony Landon

Larry Reynolds

Larry Reynolds

George Merner

George Merner

Reuven Bar-Yotam

Reuven Bar-Yotam