A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing is an American television film that aired on ABC on February 1, 1981. It is loosely based on a true story by environmentalist Farley Mowat, about a whale that is tortured by a fisherman. The incident happened near Burgeo, Newfoundland, while Mowat & family lived there.[1]

A Whale for the Killing
GenreDrama
Written byLionel Chetwynd
Farley Mowat (book)
Directed byRichard T. Heffron
StarringPeter Strauss
Dee Wallace
Kathryn Walker
Richard Widmark
Bruce McGill
Theme music composerBasil Poledouris
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersHugh M. Hefner
Edward L. Rissien
ProducersRobert Lovenheim
Peter Strauss
Don Miller (associate producer)
CinematographyEdmond L. Koons
EditorsMichael Eliot
Robert Florio
Running time145 min.
Production companiesBeowulf Productions
Playboy Productions
DistributorABC
Release
Original networkABC
Original release
  • February 1, 1981 (1981-02-01)

The film, based on Mowat's 1972 book of the same name, received two Primetime Emmy nominations.

The later Canadian singer Alan Doyle starred as a boy on a bridge in the movie. In 2012 he released his solo album Boy on Bridge which paid tribute to the role.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is available on CD from BSX Records.[3] The score was composed by Basil Poledouris. Also included on the same CD is the soundtrack to the 1992 theatrical film Wind, also composed by Poledouris.

References
  1. McCarthy, Robin (July 16, 2014). "Dead or Alive: Farley Mowat in Burgeo, Newfoundland". Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. "Alan Doyle interview with Jian Ghomeshi on Q". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 11, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. BSX Records website. Accessed 21 August 2018.


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