Movie
The Whales of August
Overview
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-10-14
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nelson Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bette Davis as Libby Strong
- Lillian Gish as Sarah Webber
- Vincent Price as Mr. Maranov
- Ann Sothern as Tisha Doughty
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Joshua Brackett
- Margaret Ladd as Young Libby
- Mary Steenburgen as Young Sarah
- Tisha Sterling as Young Tisha
- Frank Grimes as Mr. Beckwith
- Frank Pitkin as Old Randall
- Mike Bush as Young Randall
Crew
- Lindsay Anderson - Director
- David Berry - Screenplay
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