The Whales of August (1987) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Lindsay Anderson.

Cast

• Bette Davis as Libby Strong
• Lillian Gish as Sarah Webber
• Vincent Price as Mr. Maranov
• Ann Sothern as Tisha Doughty
• Harry Carey Jr. as Joshua Brackett
• Margaret Ladd as Young Libby
• Mary Steenburgen as Young Sarah
• Tisha Sterling as Young Tisha
• Frank Grimes as Mr. Beckwith
• Frank Pitkin as Old Randall
• Mike Bush as Young Randall

Crew

• Lindsay Anderson — Director
• David Berry — Screenplay
• Alan Price — Original Music Composer
• Mike Kaplan — Producer
• Carolyn Pfeiffer — Producer
• Mike Fash — Director of Photography

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