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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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- Director
- Michael Anderson
- Written by
- Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati
- Produced by
- Luciano Vincenzoni
- Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Cinematographers
- J. Barry Herron, Ted Moore
- Editors
- John Bloom, Marion Rothman, Ralph E. Winters
- Origin country
- Italy
- Production countries
- Italy, Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Also known as
- Orca- The Killer Whale, Orca: The Killer Whale, The Killer Whale
- TMDB
- 6.2/10 (480 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 10% Rotten
- Metacritic
- 27/100
- IMDb
- 5.8/10 (14,459 votes)
Cast
Crew
Michael Anderson
Director
Luciano Vincenzoni
Screenplay
Sergio Donati
Screenplay
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
J. Barry Herron
Director of Photography
Ted Moore
Director of Photography
John Bloom
Editor
Marion Rothman
Editor
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
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