A Whale for the Killing

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

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1981
  • 2h 25m
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Family

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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Director
Richard T. Heffron
Starring
Peter Strauss, Dee Wallace, Kathryn Walker, Bruce McGill

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

  • David Hollander

    Stevie Landon

  • Bill Calvert

    Bill Calvert

    Tony Landon

  • Larry Reynolds

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