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Orca is a 1977 horror, disaster, adventure, and thriller film directed by Michael Anderson. The screenplay was written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati, and Robert Towne, with production by Dino De Laurentiis and Vincenzoni. The cast includes Charlotte Rampling, Richard Harris, Will Sampson, and Bo Derek. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and DDL Cinematografica, with distribution handled by Paramount Pictures. It was filmed in Canada and set in that country.
The movie has a runtime of 92 minutes and was originally in English. Its tagline is "Terror just beneath the surface." The budget is listed as 6,000,000 in one source and 17,500,000 in another, while the box office revenue is 14,717,854. The film received review scores of 9%, 3.5/10, and 27/100, with an average vote of 6.2 on TMDb and a rating of 5.8 on IMDb. It is available on video on demand.
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6.2After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist, and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.
Cast
- Richard Harris as Captain Nolan
- Charlotte Rampling as Rachel Bedford
- Will Sampson as Umilak
- Bo Derek as Annie
- Keenan Wynn as Novak
- Robert Carradine as Ken
Themes
- ship
- whale
- marine biologist
- fisherman
- newfoundland and labrador
- miscarriage
- killer whale
- jaws
- animal horror
- vengeance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Anderson
- Screenwriter
- Robert Towne
- Cast member
- Wayne Heffley
- Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Producer
- Luciano Vincenzoni
- Cinematographer
- Ted Moore
- Narrative location
- Canada
- Filming location
- Canada
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 533301
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1978-09-17
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- title
- Orca
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 27/100
- capital cost
- 6000000
- box office
- 14717854
- art director
- Mario Garbuglia
- Commons category
- Orca (1977 film)
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