The Whales of August (1987)
| Release Date | 19 August 1987 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Cliff Island, Maine, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Color | Color |
The Whales of August is a 1987 film starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish 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 film was shot on location on Maine's Cliff Island. The house still stands and is a popular subject of artists on the island. The film was directed by Lindsay Anderson, his final feature film, and the screenplay was adapted by David Berry from his own play.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Frank Grimes
Mr. Beckwith
Frank Pitkin
Old Randall
Mike Bush
Young Randall
Director
Producer
David Berry
play, screenplay
Stuart M. Besser
associate producer
Shep Gordon
executive producer
Mike Kaplan
producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Mike Fash
Editor
Nicolas Gaster
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Production Designer
Jocelyn Herbert
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Art Director
Bob Fox
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K.C. Fox
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Set Decorator
Sosie Hublitz
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Costume Designer
Rudy Dillon
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Makeup Department
Virginia G. Hadfield
hair stylist: Miss Davis
Julie Hewett
makeup artist
Peggy Schierholz
hair stylist
Dione Taylor
hair stylist: Miss Davis
Toni Trimble
makeup artist: Miss Davis
Production Manager
Dixie J. Capp
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Beverly Burton
second second assistant director
Matthew J. Clark
second assistant director
Broderick Miller
first assistant director
Art Department
Christopher Amy
property master
Mike Bush
construction supervisor
Evan Klein
assistant art director
Anna Rita Raineri
art department coordinator
Paul W. Gorfine
scenic artist
Sound Department
Alan Bell
sound editor
Jacques Leroide
dubbing assistant
Steve Sollars
boom operator
Hugh Strain
dubbing mixer
Don Summer
sound mixer
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Anderson
best boy electric
Don Cerrone
key grip
Tony Corapi
electrician
Julie Gant
electrician
David A. Harp
second assistant camera
Roger Kimpton
grip
Jonathan Levine
still photographer
John Newby
chief lighting technician
Jean Pagliuso
still photographer
Steve Ramsey
best boy grip
Colleen Riley
grip
Daniel Sanabria
first assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjorie Farber
wardrobe assistant
Teresa Visinare
wardrobe supervisor
Julie Weiss
costumes: Miss Davis
Editorial Department
Laurie McDowell
first assistant editor
Frank Pomposelli
color grader
Music Department
Derek Wadsworth
conductor, music arranger
Transportation Department
Robert Muir
transportation coordinator
Chester Pettuegril
driver
Other Crew
Roger Berle
facilities coordinator: island
Ulrika Brand
assistant to producers
Vera Dragicevich
craft service
Larry Gagne
security coordinator
Roberta Gagne
caterer
Susan Hagar
assistant production accountant
Richard Morrison
title designer
Susan Muir
production accountant
Victoria Lee Pearlman
production executive
Holly Pitkin
production assistant
Janice Reynolds
production coordinator
Cathy Rosenstein
production office assistant
Marc Sigsworth
director's amanuensis
Kathryn Weygand
script supervisor
John York Jr.
production assistant
Kira Willoughby
production assistant
Thanks
Betty Bringolf
thanks
Fred Caruso
thanks
Scott Dyer
thanks
James Frasher
thanks
Bob Howard
thanks
Sheila Joyce
thanks
Mary Kane
thanks
George Lair
thanks
Dick Lea
thanks
Carolyn Lockwood
thanks
Judith McKone
thanks
Ruth Mistark
thanks
Coley Mulkern
thanks
Joanna Ney
thanks
Frank Pitkin
thanks
Polly Pitkin Ryan
thanks
Miriam Reiner
thanks
Ned Reiner
thanks
Johanna Von Tiling
thanks
Merry Watson
thanks
Production Company
Nelson Entertainment
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Distributor
Finnkino Oy
Alive Films
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Egmont Films
MGM Home Entertainment
Mundial Filmes
Yleisradio (YLE)
Miscellaneous
Boston Light & Sound
thanks
Casco Bay Lines
thanks
De Lane Lea Sound Centre
post-production facilities
Keylite Production Services
grip and lighting equipment
Lionel Plante and Associates
thanks
Nelson Rarities
thanks
Optical Film Effects Ltd.
opticals
The Boston Connection Inc.
editorial equipment
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Lindsay Anderson
Britannia Hospital (1982)
If.... (1968)
In Celebration (1975)
Look Back in Anger (1980)
O Dreamland (1953)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Red, White and Zero (1967)
The Whales of August
This Sporting Life (1963)
Thursday's Children (1954)
