| Orca: The Killer Whale | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Orca_KW.jpg) Theatrical release poster by John Berkey[1] | |
| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States[2][3] |
| Language | English[2] |
| Budget | $6 million[4] or $17.5 million[5] |
| Box office | $14.7 million[6] |
Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 American thriller film directed by Michael Anderson, from a screenplay by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Donati, and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn and Robert Carradine. The film follows a male orca tracking down and getting revenge on a fishing boat and its captain for killing the whale's pregnant mate and their unborn calf.
Executive producer Dino De Laurentiis commissioned the project to cash-in on the blockbuster success of Jaws. Filming took place in Newfoundland and Labrador and Malta, with many of the orca scenes shot at the Marineland of the Pacific and the Marine World theme parks.[7]
Upon release, the film was a minor box office success,[8] but received mostly unfavorable reception from critics and audiences alike due to its similarities to Jaws, released two years prior.
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- ^ a b "Orca... Killer Whale (1977)". BFI Collections. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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