Movie·1981·2h 25m
A Whale for the Killing
Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.
Directed By
Richard T. Heffron
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Lionel Chetwynd
Producer
Robert Lovenheim, Edward L. Rissien
Cinematography
Edmond L. Koons
Music
Basil Poledouris
Editor
Michael Eliot
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Peter Strauss
Charles Landon
Dee Wallace
Janet Landon
Kathryn Walker
Dr. Linda McFarland
Bruce McGill
Glenn
Ken James
Lorne
David Ferry
Johnny Goodenough
Richard Widmark
Tom Goodenough
David Hollander
Stevie Landon
Bill Calvert
Tony Landon
Larry Reynolds
George Merner
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Kent Barrett
Arthur Rosenberg
Tommy Sexton
Colin Fox
Vicki Whitten
Jeannie
Jack Jozefson
// crew
Crew
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Lionel Chetwynd
Writer
Robert Lovenheim
Producer
Edward L. Rissien
Executive Producer
Hugh Hefner
Executive Producer
Edmond L. Koons
Director of Photography
Michael Eliot
Editor
Robert Florio
Editor
Basil Poledouris
Original Music Composer
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