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<i> Compiled by Terry Atkinson</i>
*** “The Whales of August”
Nelson. $89.98. 1987.
A small, intimate drama set on a rugged Maine island and starring Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Ann Sothern and Vincent Price in a film as unique in its gathering of stars as it is profoundly moving. Harry Carey Jr. co-stars. Directed by Lindsay Anderson from David Berry’s adaptation of his own play.
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