CinemaOSMovie · 1981 · 2h 25m · NR

A Whale for the Killing

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

70%(1)IMDbAdventureDramaFamilyTV Movie

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.

Directed byRichard T. Heffron

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 25m
Language
EN
Released
February 1, 1981
Studios
Playboy EnterprisesBeowulf Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Stevie Landon

Bill Calvert

Bill Calvert

Tony Landon

Larry Reynolds

Creative team
Directed by
Richard T. Heffron
Richard T. Heffron
Written by
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by
Robert Lovenheim

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