A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing
Genre Drama
Written by Lionel Chetwynd
Farley Mowat (book)
Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Starring Peter Strauss
Dee Wallace
Kathryn Walker
Richard Widmark
Bruce McGill
Theme music composer Basil Poledouris
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Hugh M. Hefner
Edward L. Rissien
Producer(s) Robert Lovenheim
Peter Strauss
Don Miller (associate producer)
Cinematography Edmond L. Koons
Editor(s) Michael Eliot
Robert Florio
Running time 145 min.
Production company(s) Beowulf Productions
Playboy Productions
Distributor ABC
Release
Original network ABC
Original release February 1, 1981

A Whale for the Killing is a 1981 film, loosely based on a true story by environmentalist Farley Mowat, about a whale that is tortured by a fisherman.[1]

The later Canadian singer Alan Doyle starred as a boy on a bridge in the movie. In 2012 he released his solo album Boy on Bridge which paid tribute to the role.[2]

References

  1. IMDB Article
  2. "Alan Doyle interview with Jian Ghomeshi on Q". www.cbc.ca. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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