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Tadpole and the Whale
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Tadpole and the Whale

1988-06-17 · 92 min · ★ 6.1

Adventure · Family

The adventures of Elvira, a 12-year-old girl obsessed with the sea who develops the ability to breathe underwater. Elvira and her dolphin friend Elvar meet a friendly whale, among other creatures, while back on land all is not as it should be.

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Directors
Jean-Claude Lord
Production companies
Les Productions La Fête, Téléfilm Canada, La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec, Vachon, Super Écran, Cinema Plus
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Fanny LauzierFanny LauzierDaphne
Denis ForestDenis ForestMarcel
Marina OrsiniMarina OrsiniJulie
Félix-Antoine LerouxAlexandre
Jean LajeunesseJean LajeunesseGrand-papa Thomas
Lise ThouinLise ThouinAnne
Louise RicherLouise RicherLa mère
Thomas DonohueLe père
Pierre-Olivier GagnonCapelan
Jean-Pierre LeducBernard
Jean LafontaineLe réalisateur
Jean LemireLe caméraman
André DoyleL'assistant-caméraman
Claude GriséL'homme d'affaires
Alie Lavoie GrayLa petite fille
Roland LarocheGrand-papa Hector

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