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Orca

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
12K
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Orca (1977)
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
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AdventureDramaHorror
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
12K
YOUR RATING
    • Michael Anderson
    • Luciano Vincenzoni(original story by)
    • Sergio Donati(original story by)
    • Robert Towne(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Richard Harris
    • Charlotte Rampling
    • Will Sampson
    • Michael Anderson
    • Luciano Vincenzoni(original story by)
    • Sergio Donati(original story by)
    • Robert Towne(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Richard Harris
    • Charlotte Rampling
    • Will Sampson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 138User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
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    Bo Derek, Percy Edwards, and Peter Hooten in Orca (1977)
    Percy Edwards and Peter Hooten in Orca (1977)
    Richard Harris and Peter Hooten in Orca (1977)
    Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling in Orca (1977)
    Peter Hooten in Orca (1977)
    Richard Harris in Orca (1977)
    Bo Derek in Orca (1977)
    Bo Derek in Orca (1977)
    Bo Derek in Orca (1977)
    Keenan Wynn in Orca (1977)
    Richard Harris in Orca (1977)
    Richard Harris in Orca (1977)

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    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Captain Nolan
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Rachel Bedford
    Will Sampson
    Will Sampson
    • Jacob Umilak
    Bo Derek
    Bo Derek
    • Annie
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Novak
    Robert Carradine
    Robert Carradine
    • Ken
    Scott Walker
    • Al Swain
    Peter Hooten
    Peter Hooten
    • Paul
    Wayne Heffley
    Wayne Heffley
    • Priest
    Vincent Gentile
    • Gas Station Attendant
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Dock Worker
    Don Leslie
    • Young Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Nepo
    • Orca
    • (uncredited)
    Yaka
    • Orca
    • (uncredited)
      • Michael Anderson
      • Luciano Vincenzoni(original story by) (screenplay by)
      • Sergio Donati(original story by) (screenplay by)
      • Robert Towne(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Richard Harris, who was forty-six, performed his own stunts and was nearly killed on several occasions.
    • Goofs
      Whales and dolphins don't breathe automatically like humans do. They sleep with half of their brain at a time because they need to come to the surface to breathe. If someone really tranquilized an orca like Nolan did with the needle in the harpoon, both halves of its brain would be asleep at the same time, and it would stop breathing and drown.
    • Quotes

      Rachel: [while listening to Orca's sounds through a hydrophone] What is he saying?

      Captain Nolan: You're me, he says... I'm you, he says... you're my... drunk driver... he says...

    • Alternate versions
      Network TV version had at least one additional scene where Nolan (Richard Harris) visits Annie (Bo Derek) at the hospital, after her leg was bitten off.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Love the '70s: Volume 2: 1977 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      My Love, We Are One
      Performed by Carol Connors

      Music by Ennio Morricone

      Lyrics by Carol Connors

    User reviews138

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    Dramatizes, separate and combined feelings of man and whale.
    The very beginning of this movie displays the peace, beauty, and greatness of Killer Whales. A person is saved from the jaws of a shark, by the mercy and strength of one of these whales. The event is witnessed by an ocean hunter, who decides to change his choice of prey to these great beasts. He eventually harpoons one allright, but what he thought would be a simple kill turns out to be something closer to murder! This is a "ONE OF A KIND" movie, that I think delivers "not bad" , for its' time. Unusually, artistic soundtrack. A must see for movie lovers.
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    • rainiac
    • Oct 15, 2000

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • Netherlands
      • Italy
      • Canada
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Famous Films (II)
      • Dino De Laurentiis Company
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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