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A Whale for the Killing (1981) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 145 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Richard T. Heffron
- Starring
- Dee Wallace, Bruce McGill, Colin Fox, Bill Calvert, Richard Widmark, David Hollander
After a whale becomes trapped near a Newfoundland coastal resort, a stranded conservationist and his family clash with a community eager to hunt it. Defying local tradition, he enlists only his wife's help and the aid of a sympathetic resident to stop the whale’s slaughter.
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