Orca (1977)
Genre: Action / Thriller
Duration: 92 minuten
Alternative titles: Orca: The Killer Whale / The Killer Whale
Country:
United States / Netherlands / Italy
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Stars: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling and Bo Derek
IMDb score:
5,8 (14.980)
Releasedate: 22 July 1977
Orca plot
"Terror just beneath the surface."
When fisherman Nolan accidentally kills a pregnant orca, the male seeks revenge and destroys several boats in the fishing harbor. Under pressure from the other fishermen, Nolan heads out to sea to face the deadly confrontation with the revenge-hungry killer whale.
Actors and actresses
Captain Nolan
Rachel Bedford
Umilak
Annie
Novak
Ken
Al Swain
Paul
Priester
Gas Station Attendant
Reviews & comments
B.B. Jim
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- 46 messages
- 38 votes
One of my favorite movies.
Look at the varying responses here.
Personally for me one of the best movies with an animal in the lead role. Don't say a scary animal movie, or something Jaws like.
Jaws is much simpler in terms of story and above all, a completely different story, but does not have to be better or less.
I thought the grief of the male orca for his partner and child was beautifully told: it reminded me of how elephants mourn..
It comes across as very pure.
What then follows is the hunt of (shore)fish for fisherman. The why of both parties is also well told.
A timeless story about love, hate, revenge and understanding, resignation to fate.
But if you just want to see monsters wrecking people, this might not be your movie
Translated from Dutch · View original
blurp194
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- 5681 messages
- 4306 votes
An attempt to piggyback on the success of Jaws, that's what this film mostly comes across to me. Oh, there was already a book - well, it was definitely inspired by the great example of Herman Melville. But of course you can kill just about any story with a fish and a man with that.
The movie is certainly not bad. But not really good either, there's just a little too little coming out and the images aren't really good either - at least not by today's standards. And similar is Richard Harris as Captain Nolan - close, but no Ahab. What remains then is the always timeless music of Ennio Morricone, and the mysterious aura of Charlotte Rampling. And that's enough.
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