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Orca (1977) [PG]

Release Date:
July 22, 1977

Original Title:
Orca

Alternate Titles:
A gyilkos bálna
Orca - A Baleia Assassina
Orca - A Fúria dos Mares
Orca - djupets hämnare
Orca - dræberhvalen
Orca - havets hevner
Orca - syvyyksien kostaja
Orca Denizin Aslanı
Orca La Ballena Asesina
Orca, der Killerwahl
Orca, i dolofonos falaina
Orca, la ballena asesina
Orca- The Killer Whale
Orca: The Killer Whale
The Killer Whale

Genres:
Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
DDL Cinematografica
Famous Films Productions
Famous Players
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
Canada | Italy | Netherlands

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12  DE: 12  DK: 15  FR: U  GB: PG  JP: G  US: PG 

Runtime: 95

Terror just beneath the surface.

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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.

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Art Direction:
Ferdinando Giovannoni
Boris Juraga

Costume Design:
Jost Jakob

Director:
Michael Anderson

Director of Photography:
J. Barry Herron
Ted Moore

Editor:
John Bloom
Ralph E. Winters
Marion Rothman

Executive Producer:
Dino De Laurentiis

Focus Puller:
David Wynn-Jones

Original Music Composer:
Ennio Morricone

Producer:
Luciano Vincenzoni

Production Design:
Mario Garbuglia

Screenplay:
Luciano Vincenzoni
Sergio Donati

Set Decoration:
John Godfrey
Armando Scarano

Sound Effects:
Nicholas Stevenson
Winston Ryder

Sound Mixer:
John Bramall

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Trevor Pyke

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