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A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing

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

19817.02h 25m

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.

Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Written by Lionel Chetwynd, Farley Mowat
Produced by Robert Lovenheim
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Top 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

D

David Hollander

Stevie Landon

Bill Calvert

Bill Calvert

Tony Landon

L

Larry Reynolds

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookwhalenewfoundland and labradoranimal rescueconservationist

About A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing is a adventure, drama, family, tv movie film released in 1981 exploring themes of based on novel or book, whale, newfoundland and labrador, animal rescue, conservationist. Directed by Richard T. Heffron, it stars Peter Strauss, Dee Wallace, Kathryn Walker. 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.

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