Orca
Terror just beneath the surface.
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.
- Director
- Michael Anderson
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $15M
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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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Box Office & Release
Orca returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $18M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $15M
- Release date
- Jul 22, 1977
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Italy, Netherlands
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