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Very Like a Whale
1980
86 minutes (1 hrs 26 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom
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Directed by
Alan Bridges
Starring
Alan Bates · Gemma Jones · Ann Bell · Anna Cropper · Ian Hogg · Leslie Sands
Release dates
US release1st January 1981
United Kingdom release13th February 1980
United States release1st January 1981
Total grosses
UK total gross
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US total gross
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Global total gross
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