A Whale for the Killing

Richard T. Heffron
1981-02-01

Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.
7
145 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Peter Strauss Charles Landon Unowned
Dee Wallace Janet Landon Unowned
Kathryn Walker Dr. Linda McFarland Unowned
Bruce McGill Glenn Unowned
Ken James Lorne Unowned
David Ferry Johnny Goodenough Unowned
Richard Widmark Tom Goodenough Unowned
David Hollander Stevie Landon Unowned
Bill Calvert Tony Landon Unowned
Larry Reynolds Unowned
George Merner Unowned
Reuven Bar-Yotam Unowned
Kent Barrett Unowned
Arthur Rosenberg Unowned
Tommy Sexton Unowned
Colin Fox Unowned
Vicki Whitten Jeannie Unowned
Jack Jozefson Unowned
Austin Davis Unowned
Jon Baggaley Reporter Unowned
Frances Bay Unowned