A Whale for the Killing

Year: 1981

Runtime: 145 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard T. Heffron

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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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