Two of the greatest motion picture actresses of all time Bette Davis and Lillian Gish unite their legendary talents in this beautifully photographed intensely emotional drama that offers 'unexpected and quite marvellous rewards'. (The New York Times) Libby (Davis) and Sarah (Gish) are widowed siblings who have vacationed since children at the seaside cottage in Maine. Now in their eighties and with their husbands and what children they had behind them they have only each other; Libby blind and resistantly dependent on her sister; Sarah still looking for new ways... to see the world. Their relationship with their old friend Tisha and the arrival of a charming Russian gentleman will bring storms to the already turbulent ocean between them - an ocean which nevertheless runs deep. Starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish in what would be her last appearance on the screen; The Whales of August is a superb film and a lasting tribute two of the finest actresses in the history of cinema. Special Features: Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Subtitles [show more]
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Lindsay Anderson directs this 1980s drama following two sisters who return to the small Maine island where they used to spend summers when they were children. Bette Davies and Lillian Gish star as Libby Strong and Sarah Webber, a pair of widows who are drawn to each other's company and the island by loneliness. Libby is in poor health and spirits, but Sarah is enlivened by the company of a Russian fisherman (Vincent Price) and the memory of spotting whales from the island's cliffs.
Two elderly sisters living on a Maine island are set in a mutual dependency which threatens to fall apart Their daily routines are interrupted by their old friend Tisha the questionable attentions of the mysterious Mr Maranov and Joshua Brackett a crusty handyman
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