Watch A Whale for the Killing (1981) Official Trailer
Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.
7 / 10 IMDb February 1, 1981 2h 25m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 25m
Release Date
February 1, 1981
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Peter Strauss
as Charles Landon
Dee Wallace
as Janet Landon
Kathryn Walker
as Dr. Linda McFarland
Bruce McGill
as Glenn
Ken James
as Lorne
David Ferry
as Johnny Goodenough
Richard Widmark
as Tom Goodenough
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David Hollander
as Stevie Landon
Bill Calvert
as Tony Landon
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Larry Reynolds
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George Merner
Reuven Bar-Yotam
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Kent Barrett
Arthur Rosenberg
Tommy Sexton
Colin Fox
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Vicki Whitten
as Jeannie
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Jack Jozefson
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Austin Davis
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Jon Baggaley
as Reporter
Production Companies
Playboy EnterprisesBeowulf Productions
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