1981 American TV series or program
| A Whale for the Killing | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | A Whale for the Killing by Farley Mowat |
| Written by | Lionel Chetwynd |
| 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 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Hugh M. Hefner Edward L. Rissien |
| Producers | Robert Lovenheim Peter Strauss |
| Production locations | Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Bay Area, San Francisco, California |
| Cinematography | Edmond L. Koons |
| Editors | Michael Eliot Robert Florio |
| Running time | 145 min. |
| Production companies | Beowulf Productions Playboy Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 1, 1981 (1981-02-01) |
A Whale for the Killing is an American television film that aired on ABC on February 1, 1981. It is loosely based on a true story by environmentalist Farley Mowat, about a whale that is tortured by a fisherman. The incident happened near Burgeo, Newfoundland, while Mowat & family lived there.
The film, based on Mowat's 1972 book of the same name, received two Primetime Emmy nominations.
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.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is available on CD from BSX Records. The score was composed by Basil Poledouris. Also included on the same CD is the soundtrack to the 1992 theatrical film Wind, also composed by Poledouris.
References
- McCarthy, Robin (July 16, 2014). "Dead or Alive: Farley Mowat in Burgeo, Newfoundland". Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- "Alan Doyle interview with Jian Ghomeshi on Q". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 11, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- BSX Records website. Accessed 21 August 2018.
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