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Orca( 1977)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Harris

      Captain Nolan

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      Charlotte Rampling

      Rachel Bedford

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      Will Sampson

      Umilak

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      Bo Derek

      Annie

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      Keenan Wynn

      Novak

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      Robert Carradine

      Ken

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      Scott Walker

      Al Swain

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      Peter Hooten

      Paul

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      Wayne Heffley

      Priester

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      Vincent Gentile

      Gas Station Attendant

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      Don 'Red' Barry

      Dock Worker

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    7
    Written by Wuchak on Wed Jul 11 2018
    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 involves a b...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    17500000.00

    Revenue

    14717854.00

    Keywords

    • ship
    • whale
    • marine biologist
    • fisherman
    • newfoundland and labrador
    • miscarriage
    • killer whale
    • jaws
    • animal horror
    • vengeance
    • moby dick
    • orca