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Wikipedia article




'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.[http://buysoundtrax.stores.yahoo.net/wiwhforkiomo.htm BSX Records website.] Accessed 21 August 2018. 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.

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Category:1981 drama films

Category:Drama films based on actual events

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Category:American drama television films

Category:Films about animal rights

Category:Films about whales

Category:Films based on non-fiction books

Category:Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador

Category:Films scored by Basil Poledouris

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Category:Films directed by Richard T. Heffron

Category:1980s American films


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