Tadpole and the Whale
6.2
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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Cast
16 people
Fanny Lauzier
Daphne
Also in
Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood
Chili's Blues
Denis Forest
Marcel
Known for
Storm of the Century
The Mask
Marina Orsini
Julie
Known for
My Name Is Tanino
Félix-Antoine Leroux
Alexandre
Also in
A Cry in the Night
Jean Lajeunesse
Grand-papa Thomas
Also in
Réjeanne Padovani
Montreal by Night
Lise Thouin
Anne
Known for
Fatal
Louise Richer
La mère
Also in
Catherine
Des fleurs sur la neige
Thomas Donohue
Le père
Also in
The Coffin Affair
Lance et Compte
Pierre-Olivier Gagnon
Capelan
No other roles listed
Jean-Pierre Leduc
Bernard
Known for
Drift Away
Jean Lafontaine
Le réalisateur
Also in
Watatatow
Sonatine
Jean Lemire
Le caméraman
Jean-Claude Lord Director · André Melançon Writer Lise Thouin Writer
First release June 17, 1988 · Produced in Canada · Production Téléfilm Canada, La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec
Production
Les Productions La Fête
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec
Production
Vachon
Production
Super Écran
Production
Cinema Plus
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original title
La Grenouille et la Baleine
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · June 17, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
April 13, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 23, 1990 · Theatrical
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