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The Day the Fish Came Out

  • 19671967
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
637
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The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
  • Comedy
  • Sci-Fi
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots ... Read allA plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't conta... Read allA plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isl... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
637
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  • Director
    • Michael Cacoyannis
  • Writer
    • Michael Cacoyannis
  • Stars
    • Tom Courtenay
    • Sam Wanamaker
    • Colin Blakely
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Cacoyannis
  • Writer
    • Michael Cacoyannis
  • Stars
    • Tom Courtenay
    • Sam Wanamaker
    • Colin Blakely
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    • 24User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Candice Bergen and Ian Ogilvy in The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
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    Candice Bergen and Ian Ogilvy in The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
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    Colin Blakely in The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
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    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • The Navigator
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Elias
    Colin Blakely
    Colin Blakely
    • The Pilot
    Candice Bergen
    Candice Bergen
    • Electra Brown
    Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Ogilvy
    • Peter
    Dimitris Nikolaidis
    Dimitris Nikolaidis
    • The Dentist
    Nikos Alexiou
    Nikos Alexiou
    • Goatherd
    • (as Nikolaos Alexiou)
    Patricia Burke
    Patricia Burke
    • Mrs. Mavroyannis
    Paris Alexander
    Paris Alexander
    • Fred
    Arthur Mitchell
    Arthur Mitchell
    • Frank
    Marlena Carrer
    • Goatherd's Wife
    Tom Klunis
    Tom Klunis
    • Mr. French
    William Berger
    William Berger
    • Man in Bed
    Kostas Papakonstantinou
    Kostas Papakonstantinou
    • Manolios
    • (as Costas Papaconstantinou)
    Nikos Papakonstantinou
    Nikos Papakonstantinou
    • Manolios
    Dora Stratou
    Dora Stratou
    • Travel Agent
    Alexander Lykourezos
    • Director of Tourism
    Tom Whitehead
    • Mike
    • Director
      • Michael Cacoyannis
    • Writer
      • Michael Cacoyannis
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    • Trivia
      Inspired by an actual incident on January 17, 1966, when a B-52 strategic bomber collided with an aerial refuelling plane over Spain, resulting in the temporary loss of four nuclear bombs on or near the Spanish island of Palomares.
    • Connections
      Featured in Xenes se xeni hora: 50 ellinikes tainies mystiriou kai fantasias (2009)

    User reviews24

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    Top review
    6/10
    Enjoyable and hippie - filmed at Galaxidi, Greece
    I watched this movie on-line (couldn't find it any other way - search for the Greek title "Όταν τα Ψάρια Βγήκαν στη Στεριά") for the main reason that it was filmed at the village my mother came from, Galaxidi, which is not an island but nevertheless looks and feels like an island. In fact, my grandmother owned the only hotel at the time and it was used to host the leading actors, while she herself had to host the music composer at her home (Theodorakis), the place I am currently sitting to write this review while on vacation.

    The film is certainly weird, I guess Kakogiannis tried to do something progressive on his own after the wild success he met with "Zorba the Greek". One has to take into account that 1967 was the beginning of a 7 year dictatorship period for Greece where the military was in control. At that time there was a push to promote tourism and align Greece to the modern times, even if that meant dressing people in funny costumes to follow the hippie trends, show tolerance to homosexuality and the whims of tourists. I think it was around that time that the Greek islands like Myconos, Rhodos & Corfu became tourist attractions.

    The film did remind me a bit of Dr. Strangelove and the dancing style looked really familiar making me believe that it was Fotis Metaxopoulos doing the Choreography (he did it for the majority of Greek films of the time).

    I mostly liked the 2 stranded pilots and the leading actress that came late in the film but it still looked gorgeous. I somehow expected a happy ending so the abrupt finish was a bit of a surprise.

    I think the film is enjoyable and is worth seeing to get the hippie feeling of those times.
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    • Aug 28, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1967 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Greece
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Der Tag, an dem die Fische kamen
    • Filming locations
      • Greece
    • Production company
      • Michael Cacoyannis Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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