---
title: 'On Top of the Whale (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raúl Ruiz'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Netherlands'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/on-top-of-the-whale-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083783/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# On Top of the Whale (1982)

1982 · 90 min · Fantasy · France, Netherlands


## Synopsis

On Top of the Whale is a 1982 Dutch surrealist/magical realistic fantasy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz while he was in exile and "...is one of his most delirious and ambitious hoax-like fictions".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raúl Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-ruiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Raúl Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-ruiz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jorge Arriagada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-arriagada)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Alekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-alekan)
- **Editor:** [Valeria Sarmiento](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeria-sarmiento)

## Cast

- [Willeke van Ammelrooy](https://cinepixo.com/people/willeke-van-ammelrooy)
- [Jean Badin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-badin)

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