The Whales of August
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The Whales of August is a 1987 drama film best known as one of silent film legend Lillian Gish’s final screen performances, portraying the late-summer lives of two elderly sisters on the Maine coast.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Whales of August (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mike Fash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Lindsay Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Atlantic Releasing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorCareerStage | late career of Lillian Gish ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRelationship | two elderly sisters ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ann Sothern
NERFINISHED
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Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Ladd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisha Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aging
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family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | elderly sisters ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of Lillian Gish’s final screen performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork | David Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alive Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-09-18 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Maine
NERFINISHED
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Maine coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ann Sothern
NERFINISHED
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Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Ladd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisha Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | late summer ⓘ |
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