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Very Like a Whale
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1980
86 minutes (1 hrs 26 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom
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Directed by
Alan Bridges
Starring
Alan Bates · Gemma Jones · Ann Bell · Anna Cropper · Ian Hogg · Leslie Sands
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Release dates
US release:
1st January 1981
United Kingdom release:
13th February 1980
United States release:
1st January 1981
Total grosses
UK total gross
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US total gross
$0
Global total gross
$0
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Total views:
1
First viewed:
29th Dec 2025
Last viewed:
29th Dec 2025
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