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The Whales of August

1h 31m|Drama|1987
Two elderly sisters, Libby Strong (Bette Davis) and Sarah Webber (Lillian Gish), travel to their summer house in Maine. The pair couldn't be less similar: Libby is blind, cynical and mean-spirited; Sarah is sunny, optimistic and healthy. Yet their shared memories and hardships -- especially the deaths of their husbands -- help bind the two together. Still, the entrance of a local fisherman (Vincent Price) into Sarah's life threatens to reopen old wounds.

Director:

Lindsay Anderson

Cast:

Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern, Harry Carey Jr., Margaret Ladd, Tisha Sterling, Mary Steenburgen
The Whales of August
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