| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital mono, widescreen and standard formats presentation. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish; Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Mike Fash ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Alan Price. |
| Note |
Originally issued as motion picture in 1987. |
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Based on the play: The whales of August / by David Berry. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Two elderly sisters who have spent sixty summers on a Maine island together must finally decide whether to give up their family home, independence and life together. |
| Subject |
Older women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sisters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Pfeiffer, Carolyn.
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Kaplan, Mike.
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Anderson, Lindsay, 1923-1994.
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Davis, Bette, 1908-1989.
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Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
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Price, Vincent, 1911-1993.
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Sothern, Ann, 1909-2001.
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Fash, Mike.
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Gaster, Nicolas.
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Price, Alan.
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Berry, David, 1943-
Whales of August.
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Alive Films.
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Circle Associates.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792858549 |
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9780792858546 |
| Standard No. |
027616896636 |
| Music No. |
1005342 MGM Home Entertainment |
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