
Overview:
After 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.Status: | Released (1977-07-22) |
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BoxOffice: | $14,717,854 |
Screen: | Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati, Robert Towne |
Productions: | DDL Cinematografica, Paramount Pictures, Famous Films Productions, Famous Players |
Production Countries: | Canada, Italy, Netherlands |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 20412: Michael Anderson - Director - Directing
- 5398: Dino De Laurentiis - Executive Producer - Production
- 5555: Sergio Donati - Screenplay - Writing
- 5810: Luciano Vincenzoni - Screenplay - Writing
- 5810: Luciano Vincenzoni - Producer - Production
- 1259: Ennio Morricone - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 73945: J. Barry Herron - Director of Photography - Camera
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Not great like “Jaws,” but a moving maritime tragedy and, in ways, magnificent RELEASED IN 1977 and directed by Michael Anderson, "Orca" stars Richard Harris as a Newfoundland fisherman trying to make some big money by capturing a killer whale for a marine park. Unfortunately he ....
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