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1980 | DIRECTED BY ALAN BRIDGES

Very Like a Whale

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Movie Stats
Year
1980
Runtime
 86 minutes (1 hr 26 mins)
Select Cast
Alan Bates
Gemma Jones
Ann Bell
Anna Cropper
Ian Hogg
Leslie Sands
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First viewed:
14th Jan 2025
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
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 US release
1st January 1981
44 years 8 months 29 days ago
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Directed by
alan bridges Alan Bridges
Starring
Alan BatesSir Jock Mellor
Gemma JonesLady Mellor
Ann BellBarbara Mellor
Anna CropperJournalist
Ian HoggStephen Grain
Leslie SandsSir Jock's father
Anne StallybrassSir Jock's sister
Myra FrancesSir Jock's secretary
Christopher BenjaminDr. Ted Williams
Samantha WellerMyra Mellor
Niall PaddenTom
Ray MarioniMario
Alan TilvernAmerican tycoon
Doreen ArisTycoon's wife
Kenneth WatsonPoliceman
Tony SteedmanBaldy
Radames PeraSir Jock's son
Dudley JonesAirline passenger
Shane RimmerCommuter
Jeffery KissoonCustoms officer
Robert WhelanBA Official
Victor ArgoNew York cab driver
Alan RoweStar speaker
Jonathan ElsomInterviewer
Suzanne BurdenFloor manager
Robert DougallNewscaster
John JustinParty guest
Ewen SolonParty guest
William MerrowParty guest
Karen GlaserParty guest
Charles DanceParty guest
Richard WarwickParty guest
Muriel OduntonParty guest
James SmithParty guest
Martin SmithParty guest

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Genres
Drama
Drama
TV Movie
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