| Boy on a Dolphin | |
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | Boy on a Dolphin by David Divine |
| Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Edited by | William Mace |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.8 million (US and Canadian rentals)[2] $6 million(Wold-wide Rentals))[3] |
Boy on a Dolphin is a 1957 American romantic adventure film theatrically released by 20th Century-Fox. It is set in Greece and shot in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Samuel G. Engel from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Dwight Taylor, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by David Divine.
The film was Sophia Loren's English-language debut.[4] She starred opposite Alan Ladd and Clifton Webb, with Alexis Minotis and Laurence Naismith in support. Hugo Friedhofer's score was nominated for a Best Music Academy Award in 1958. Cinematography was by Milton Krasner. It was the first Hollywood film shot in Greece.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1957". Variety. January 8, 1958. p. 30. ISSN 0042-2738.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
- ^ NY Times