Feb 01, 1981
145 min
Full-HD

A Whale for the Killing (1981)

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.

Category

Adventure Drama Family TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Companies

Playboy Enterprises Beowulf Productions

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

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