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The Whales of August

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The Whales of August
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NR,1hr 31min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1987
Director:
Lindsay Anderson
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price  ...more
Synopsis: A once-in-a-lifetime cast of veterans performs David Berry's play about Libby Strong (Bette Davis) and Sarah Webber (Lillian Gish), widowed sisters vacationing on a Philadelphia island for their 60th consecutive summer. Libby is blind and embittered, while Sarah is healthy, supportive, and almost annoyingly chipper. Their neighbor Tisha (Ann Sothern) tries to convince Sarah to put Libby in the care of her daughter, but Sarah hasn't forgotten Libby's moral support when her own husband died, and she ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The Whales of August is the cinematic equivalent of a handmade but very old and worn family quilt. It's full of memories, it gives one an initial warmth and fuzziness, but tiny little stray threads can rub against the skin and cause discomfort. Fortunately for viewers, the discomfort affects the characters in Whales, rather than the audience, which is likely to simply revel in the rare opportunity ... Full Review
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Bette Davis
Libby Strong
Lillian Gish
Sarah Webber
Vincent Price
Mr. Nikolai Maranov
Ann Sothern
Tisha Doughty
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