A Whale for the Killing
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 incident happened near Burgeo, Newfoundland, while Mowat & family lived there.[2]
| A Whale for the Killing | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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The film, based on Mowat's 1972 book of the same name, received two Primetime Emmy nominations.[3]
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.[4]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is available on CD from BSX Records.[5] 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
- IMDB Article
- McCarthy, Robin (July 16, 2014). "Dead or Alive: Farley Mowat in Burgeo, Newfoundland". Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- "A Whale for the Killing Poster A Whale for the Killing (1981 TV Movie) Awards". IMDb. 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 | accessdate=21 August 2018
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