A Whale for the Killing

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
  • Release Date: 1981-02-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Playboy Enterprises
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Richard T. Heffron
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • David Hollander

    as Stevie Landon

  • Bill Calvert

    as Tony Landon

  • Larry Reynolds

    as

  • George Merner

    as

  • Reuven Bar-Yotam

    as

  • Kent Barrett

    as

  • Arthur Rosenberg

    as

  • Tommy Sexton

    as

  • Colin Fox

    as

  • Vicki Whitten

    as Jeannie

  • Jack Jozefson

    as

  • Austin Davis

    as

  • Jon Baggaley

    as Reporter

  • Frances Bay

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

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