Watch The Whales of August (1987) Free Online

Release Date: 1987

Cast: Ann Sothern, Bette Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Vincent Price, Lillian Gish, Margaret Ladd, Tisha Sterling, Frank Pitkin, Harry Carey, Jr., Frank Grimes

Categories: Movies, Indie, Drama Film, Biography, Family Drama

The Whales of August is a 1987 film based on a play by David Berry 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. Although the film starred two of the screen's most important actresses in... MORE

The Whales of August is a 1987 film based on a play by David Berry 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. Although the film starred two of the screen's most important actresses in what would be near to their final film roles, it was not a substantial commercial success. Upon its release, it was widely tipped that either Davis or Gish would be rewarded, if not for their performances in this film, but for their longevity, with Academy Award nominations, but neither actress was nominated. Sothern received the only Academy Award nomination of her career in the category of Best Supporting Actress. The film was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The Whales of August tells the story of two elderly widowed sisters near the end of their lives, spending a LESS