# When the Whales Came (1989)

English · Released 1989-03-28

When the Whales Came is a 1989 English film. Helen Mirren appears in it.

Cast: Helen Mirren as Clemmie Jenkins

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was When the Whales Came released?
When the Whales Came was released on 28 March 1989.

### Who stars in When the Whales Came?
Helen Mirren star in When the Whales Came.

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