Orca
Brief Synopsis
A killer whale seeks vengeance for its mates murder by an unscrupulous seaman.
Cast & Crew
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Folco Quilici
Director
Charlotte Rampling
Will Sampson
Peter Hooten
Scott Walker
Richard Harris
Film Details
Also Known As
Orca... Killer Whale, Orca: The Killer Whale
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Action
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
Fisherman Captain Nolan learns how valuable live orca whales are after hearing biologist Rachel Bedford speak. So Nolan attempts to capture an orca, but fails, and in the process, kills the animal's pregnant mate. The orca, now bent on revenge, g s on a violent rampage against Nolan and all the humans he can find.
Directors
Folco Quilici
Director
Rob Lockwood
Director
Michael Anderson
Director
Flondar Brunelli
Director
Cast
Charlotte Rampling
Will Sampson
Peter Hooten
Scott Walker
Richard Harris
Donald Barry
Bo Derek
Keenan Wynn
Arnold Wayne Heffley
Robert Carradine
Vincent S Gentile
Crew
Sonny Allen
Animal Trainer
Peter Bennet
Assistant Director
John Bloom
Editor
John Bramall
Sound
Rinaldo Campoli
Special Effects
Giuseppe Carozza
Special Effects
Carol Connors
Song
Brian Cook
Assistant Director
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Sergio Donati
Screenplay
Vittorio Dragonetti
Photography
Mario Garbuglia
Production Designer
Ferdinando Giovannoni
Art Director
John Godfrey
Set Decorator
J Barry Herron
Photography
Jim Hole
Special Effects
Jost Jakob
Costumes
Boris Juraga
Art Director
Emilio Messina
Stunts
Ted Moore
Director Of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Song
Ennio Morricone
Music
Terry Needham
Assistant Director
Stanley Neufeld
Production Manager
William J. O'sullivan
Production Manager
Giuliano Pincipato
Production Assistant
Romano Puppo
Stunt Coordinator
Trevor Pyke
Sound
Marion Rothman
Editor
Winston Ryder
Sound Effects
Armando Scarano
Set Decorator
Neville Smallwood
Makeup
Nicholas Stevenson
Sound Effects
Frank Strzalkowski
Animal Trainer
Ron Taylor
Photography
Phil Tucker
Post-Production Supervisor
Fernando Valento
Miniatures
Frank Van Der Veer
Photography
Luciano Vincenzoni
Producer
Luciano Vincenzoni
Screenplay
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Orca... Killer Whale, Orca: The Killer Whale
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Action
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Quotes
The killer whale. He is a mammal with warm blood, found in every sea.- Rachel
I'd insisted on leaving South Harbor with them. I told myself that somehow I was responsible for Nolan's state of mind. That I had filled his head with romantic notions about a whale capable not only of profound grief, which I believed, but also of calculated and vindictive actions, which I found hard to be believe, despite all that had happened.- Rachel
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1976
Re-released in United States on Video November 16, 1994
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1976
Re-released in United States on Video November 16, 1994
