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A Whale for the Killing

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A Whale for the Killing

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

7.0

2h 25m

1981

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

Synopsis

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

AdventureDramaFamilyTV Movie

based on novel or bookwhalenewfoundland and labradoranimal rescueconservationist

Cast & Crew

Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss

as Charles Landon

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

as Janet Landon

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

as Dr. Linda McFarland

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

as Glenn

Ken James

Ken James

as Lorne

David Ferry

David Ferry

as Johnny Goodenough

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

as Tom Goodenough

David Hollander

as Stevie Landon

Bill Calvert

Bill Calvert

as Tony Landon

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