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A Whale for the Killing (1981)

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

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : Richard T. Heffron

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
David Hollander
Stevie Landon
Bill Calvert
Bill Calvert
Tony Landon
Larry Reynolds
Larry Reynolds
George Merner
George Merner
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Kent Barrett
Kent Barrett
Arthur Rosenberg
Arthur Rosenberg
Tommy Sexton
Tommy Sexton
Colin Fox
Colin Fox
Vicki Whitten
Vicki Whitten
Jeannie
Jack Jozefson
Jack Jozefson
Austin Davis
Austin Davis
Jon Baggaley
Jon Baggaley
Reporter
Frances Bay
Frances Bay

Crews

Richard T. Heffron
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Writer
Robert Lovenheim
Robert Lovenheim
Producer
Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris
Music
Farley Mowat
Farley Mowat
Author
Linda Bond
Linda Bond
Special Props
Gregg Bond
Gregg Bond
Special Effects
Edward L. Rissien
Edward L. Rissien
Executive Producer
Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss
Co-Producer
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Executive Producer
Don Miller
Don Miller
Associate Producer
Edmond L. Koons
Edmond L. Koons
Director of Photography
Michael Eliot
Michael Eliot
Editor
Robert Florio
Robert Florio
Editor
Vincent Joseph Cresciman
Vincent Joseph Cresciman
Production Design
Vincent Joseph Cresciman
Vincent Joseph Cresciman
Art Direction
Bonnie Dermer
Bonnie Dermer
Set Decoration
Bill Blackburn
Bill Blackburn
Costumer
Bernadene C. Mann
Bernadene C. Mann
Costumer

Posters and backgrounds

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