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Orca (1977) Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1977
Running Times: 92 mins
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio: Panavision (anamorphic) 2.35:1
Sound: CREDITS PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Paramount / Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica / Famous Films N.V.
Producer: Luciano Vincenzoni
Unit Production Managers: Pino Butti, Les Kimber, Roberto de Laurentiis
Production Managers (Canada): Stanley Neufeld, William O'Sullivan SCRIPT
Script: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati, Robert Towne (uncredited)
Story: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati DIRECTION
Director: Michael Anderson
2nd Unit Director / Underwater Director: Folco Quilici
Assistant Director: Brian W. Cook
2nd Assistant Directors: Peter Bennett, Terry Needham
2nd Unit Assistant Directors: Flondar Brunelli, Rob Lockwood PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ted Moore
Whale Photography: J. Barry Herron
Shark Photography: Ron Taylor
Underwater Photography: Vittorio Dragonetti
Camera Operators: Jack Atcheler, John S. Harris
Underwater Camera Operator: Vittorio Dragonetti
Assistant Underwater Camera Operator: Massimiliano Sano
Assistant Camera: Roger Berner
Focus Puller: David Wynn-Jones
Key Grip: Ray Hall
Gaffer: Maurice Gillett
Underwater Gaffer: Ignazio Maccarone
Best Boy: Bob Bremner (uncredited)
Still: Alfonso Avincola
Sea Camera Stabilization: Tyler Camera Systems
Grip and Lighting Equipment: Lee Lighting Ltd EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Ralph E. Winters, John Bloom, Marion Rothman
Assistant Editor: Chris Kelly
Post-Production Supervisor: Phil Tucker MUSIC
Music / Conductor: Ennio Morricone
Lyricist: Carol Connors (We Love, We Are One)
Music Recordist: Sergio Marcotulli
Music Editor: Michael Clifford
Music Recorded At: Orthophonics Recording Studios SOUND
Sound Mixer: John Bramall
Boom Operator: William Cook
Re-Recording Mixer: Trevor Pyke
Sound Effects: Winston Ryder, Nick Stevenson MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Neville Smallwood
Hair: Jorge Paris
Costume Designer: Jost Jakob
Wardrobe: Philippe Pickford
Wardrobe Assistant: Ian Hickinbotham SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Photographic Effects: Frank Van Der Veer
Special Effects: Alec C. Weldon
Chemical Effects: Rinaldo Campoli
Mechanical Effects: Jim Hole, Giuseppe Carozza
Miniature Coordinator: Fernando Valento
Titles: Van der Veer Photo DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Mario Garbuglia
Art Directors: Ferdinando Giovannoni, Boris Juraga
Set Decorators: John Godfrey, Armando Scarano
Property Masters: Allan Jack Gordon, Bill MacSems
Construction Coordinator: Aldo Puccini
Set Painter: Guglielmo Modestini
Production Illustrator: Sherman Labby MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity Supervisor: Angela Allen
Production Accounting: Luciano Tartaglia
Production Auditor: Gordon Kee
Location Auditor: Morris Nierenburg
Production Assistant: Giuliano Principato
Marine World Director of Training: Sonny Allen
Marine World Marine Mammal Trainer: Frank Strzalkowski
Unit Publicists: Jack Piler, Lou Dyer LOCATIONS
Locations: Malta; Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Romano Puppo
Underwater Stunts: Emilio Messina CASTING
Casting: Joyce Selznick and Associates CAST
Richard Harris (Captain Nolan)
Charlotte Rampling (Rachel Bedford)
Will Sampson (Umilak)
Bo Derek (Annie)
Keenan Wynn (Novak)
Robert Carradine (Ken)
Scott Walker (Swain)
Peter Hooten (Paul)
Wayne Heffley (priest)
Vincent Gentile (gas station attendant)
Don 'Red' Barry (dock worker)
Percy Edwards (whale vocalisations - uncredited) SUMMARY After witnessing the deaths of its mate and unborn offspring at the hands of fishermen, a killer whale goes on the rampage, tracking down Nolan, the head of the fishermen and all those close to him. Nolan is eventually forced to set out to face the beast... CAPSULE REVIEW
Entirely dreadful Jaws
(1975) rip-off with only a fabulous Ennio Morricone score to commend
it. Harris and Rampling are worthy of better than this but give it
their best shot with a silly script hampering their efforts. The comedy
highlight is Bo Derek's broken leg being bitten off by the vengeful
whale - cast and all! Other than that, Orca is hard going,
relentlessly grim and nowhere near as thrilling or plain terrifying
as Jaws.
AVAILABILITY UK
Video Distributor: EMI Films USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Video
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount Home Video CENSORSHIP HISTORY Finland
Rating: K-16 Norway
Rating: 15 Sweden
Rating: 15 UK
Rating: A USA
Rating: PG TIMELINE 1977
July
22: USA - theatrical release August
31: Sweden - theatrical release December
15: West Germany - theatrical release 1978
June
3: Finland - theatrical release 1979
December
25: Argentina - theatrical re-release ALTERNATIVE TITLES Orca... Killer Whale - alternative title
The Killer Whale - early title
Orca the Killer Whale LINKS SEE ALSO
Jaws (1975) REFERENCES MAGAZINES
Halls of Horror vol.2
no.2 (November 1977) pp.14-15 (UK)
illustrated review BOOKS Horror and Science Fiction Films Volume II p.292
credits Horror Film Handbook
credits, review (by Alan Frank) KEYWORDS
whales, revenge, boats, harbours, fishermen, the ocean,
whale, ice, animal attacks
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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