A Whale for the Killing(1981) | Nominated for 2 Awards

A Whale for the Killing

(1981)

A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of cu...read more

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What nominations did A Whale for the Killing(1981) get?

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Cast and Crew

Peter Strauss

Co-Producer

Bill Blackburn

Costumer

Hugh Hefner

Executive Producer

Lionel Chetwynd

Writer

Robert Lovenheim

Producer

Richard T. Heffron

Director

Basil Poledouris

Original Music Composer

Michael Eliot

Editor

Linda Bond

Special Props

Bonnie Dermer

Set Decoration

ELK

Edmond L. Koons

Director of Photography

Robert Florio

Editor

Farley Mowat

Author

Gregg Bond

Special Effects

Don Miller

Associate Producer

ELR

Edward L. Rissien

Executive Producer

VJC

Vincent Joseph Cresciman

Production Design

BCM

Bernadene C. Mann

Costumer

Peter Strauss

Dee Wallace

Kathryn Walker

Bruce McGill

Ken James

David Ferry

Richard Widmark

David Hollander

Bill Calvert

Larry Reynolds

George Merner

Reuven Bar-Yotam

Kent Barrett

Arthur Rosenberg

Tommy Sexton

Colin Fox

Vicki Whitten

Jack Jozefson

Austin Davis

Jon Baggaley

Frances Bay

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A Whale for the Killing

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.

Production Company: Playboy Enterprises, Beowulf Productions,

Country: United States of America

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie

1h 35m

7/10

Where to Watch

Not available for United States

Unlock where to watch for all countries

What nominations did A Whale for the Killing(1981) get?

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Cast and Crew

Peter Strauss

Co-Producer

Bill Blackburn

Costumer

Hugh Hefner

Executive Producer

Lionel Chetwynd

Writer

Robert Lovenheim

Producer

Richard T. Heffron

Director

Basil Poledouris

Original Music Composer

Michael Eliot

Editor

Linda Bond

Special Props

Bonnie Dermer

Set Decoration

ELK

Edmond L. Koons

Director of Photography

Robert Florio

Editor

Farley Mowat

Author

Gregg Bond

Special Effects

Don Miller

Associate Producer

ELR

Edward L. Rissien

Executive Producer

VJC

Vincent Joseph Cresciman

Production Design

BCM

Bernadene C. Mann

Costumer

Peter Strauss

Dee Wallace

Kathryn Walker

Bruce McGill

Ken James

David Ferry

Richard Widmark

David Hollander

Bill Calvert

Larry Reynolds

George Merner

Reuven Bar-Yotam

Kent Barrett

Arthur Rosenberg

Tommy Sexton

Colin Fox

Vicki Whitten

Jack Jozefson

Austin Davis

Jon Baggaley

Frances Bay

Related Award winning Movies

Free Solo

Free Solo (2018)

Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal

Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal (1992)

Age of Sail

Age of Sail (2018)

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)

Tome of the Unknown

Tome of the Unknown (2013)

Kismet

Kismet (1967)

Garfield In Paradise

Garfield In Paradise (1986)

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination (2008)

Vincent and me

Vincent and me (1990)

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2018)

Big Bird in China

Big Bird in China (1983)

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)

Huckleberry Finn

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The Borrowers

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Alice at the Palace

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