The Whales of August | |
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Directed by | Lindsay Anderson |
Screenplay by | David Berry |
Based on | The Whales of August by David Berry |
Produced by | Carolyn Pfeiffer Mike Kaplan |
Starring | Bette Davis Lillian Gish Vincent Price Ann Sothern |
Cinematography | Mike Fash |
Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
Music by | Alan Price |
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Distributed by | Alive Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million[2] |
Box office | $1.3 million |
The Whales of August is a 1987 American drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish (in her final film appearance) as elderly sisters. Also in the cast were Ann Sothern as one of their friends, and Vincent Price as a peripheral member of the former Russian aristocracy. The story is based on the play of the same title by David Berry.[3]
The film was shot on location on Maine's Cliff Island.[4] The house still stands and is a popular subject of artists on the island. Ann Sothern earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 60th Academy Awards.[5][6]