Orca, the killer whale

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Movie
German title Orca, the killer whale
Original title Orca
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1977
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Michael Anderson
script Luciano Vincenzoni
Sergio Donati
production Dino De Laurentiis
music Ennio Morricone
camera J. Barry Herron
Ted Moore
cut John Bloom
Marion Rothman
Ralph E. Winters
occupation
synchronization

Orca, the killer whale is an American animal horror film of director Michael Anderson from 1977. The film was by Dino De Laurentiis produced with Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling in the leading roles. The film followed the success of sea monster movies like Jaws in 1975. It is based on the book Orca by Arthur Herzog from the year 1977th

action

Nolan, captain of a Canadian whaler , wants to catch an orca at all costs , as a local aquarium promises a reward. Although Nolan is warned by marine biologist Rachel Bedford that the company is dangerous, he and his crew go out to sea. As it on a school hit by killer whales, Nolan harpooned by accident a pregnant female which in agony against the propeller device and is seriously injured.

When the whale is hoisted on board, the female loses her unborn calf and then dies of the injuries. The female is cut loose and sunk in the sea. The orca bull has to watch his female and young die and seeks revenge. Back in the fishing village, the male terrorizes the whole place. Nolan first tries to avoid a fight with the orca. However, the villagers force Nolan to go out to sea and accept the decisive battle.

When the orca succeeds in killing several crew members during his merciless vengeance, Captain Nolan is forced to face the whale. It follows the trail of the orca into the northern Arctic Ocean. There the orca first damages Nolan's ship, which threatens to sink. When Nolan goes out onto the pack ice with Rachel and a harpoon , the ice sheet breaks and Nolan drifts out to sea on a floe. But the orca follows him, falls the ice floe and smashes Nolan's tail fin against an iceberg, whereupon the latter dies and falls into the sea. Rachel survives and is rescued by a summoned helicopter.

synchronization

actor Voice actor role
Richard Harris Michael Chevalier Captain Nolan
Bo Derek Marianne Lutz Annie
Robert Carradine Claus Jurichs Ken
Keenan Wynn Ingo Osterloh Novak
Wayne Heffley Rainer Brandt priest
Charlotte Rampling Ursula Heyer Rachel Bedford
Scott Walker Arnold Marquis Swain
Will Sampson Klaus Sunshine Umilak

Locations

The film was shot off Malta and Newfoundland, in the small fishing community of Petty Harbor. In addition to the mechanical orcas, the orcas of the marine world Redwood City, California and the Marineland of the Pacific, Los Angeles County, California were used for the filming.

Worth mentioning

The gross profit was around 14.7 million US dollars.

criticism

Orca, The Killer Whale , received mostly bad reviews. On the one hand because of the wrong representation of the behavior of the orcas, on the other hand because of the bad special effects. The film also made use of previous film formats such as Jaws and Moby Dick . Although the film had only moderate success at its 1977 cinema premiere, it has nonetheless achieved cult status among animal horror movie fans. The lexicon of international film assesses the film as a "technically well-made, imaginative thriller, which [...] depicts the 'beast' in a differentiated manner and does not demonize the creature."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Orca, the killer whale. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 9, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. Orca (1977) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .