Tadpole and the Whale

6.1 (9 votes)• 1988• 92m•Released

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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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Languages: French

Director: Jean-Claude Lord

Starring Cast: Fanny Lauzier, Denis Forest, Marina Orsini, Félix-Antoine Leroux, Jean Lajeunesse, Lise Thouin

Cast

Fanny Lauzier

Daphne

Denis Forest

Marcel

Marina Orsini

Julie

Félix-Antoine Leroux

Alexandre

Jean Lajeunesse

Grand-papa Thomas

Lise Thouin

Anne

Louise Richer

La mère

Thomas Donohue

Le père

Pierre-Olivier Gagnon

Capelan

Jean-Pierre Leduc

Bernard

Jean Lafontaine

Le réalisateur

Jean Lemire

Le caméraman

André Doyle

L'assistant-caméraman

Claude Grisé

L'homme d'affaires

Alie Lavoie Gray

La petite fille

Roland Laroche

Grand-papa Hector

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