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22/07/1977 Horror, Thriller 1h 32m
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Terror just beneath the surface.

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.

  1. Michael Anderson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Harris

    Captain Nolan

  2. Charlotte Rampling

    Rachel Bedford

  3. Will Sampson

    Umilak

  4. Bo Derek

    Annie

  5. Keenan Wynn

    Novak

  6. Robert Carradine

    Ken

  7. Scott Walker

    Al Swain

  8. Peter Hooten

    Paul

  9. Wayne Heffley

    Priest

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-07-11
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 ends up horribly botching the job, which incurs the vengeful wrath of the father killer whale.

Coming out two years after the blockbuster “Jaws,” this is sort of a knockoff, but it’s too different in story/tone to be cheap imitation, although there are obvious similarities: The last third of the film i...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$17,500,000.00

Revenue
$14,717,854.00

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