---
title: 'Namu, the Killer Whale (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'László Benedek'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/namu-the-killer-whale-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060737/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Namu, the Killer Whale (1966)

1966 · 85 min · Drama, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Namu, the Killer Whale is a 1966 American film about a "killer whale" (orca) being studied by a local marine biologist after the murder of his mate and initially feared by local townspeople.

## Credits

- **Director:** [László Benedek](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-benedek)
- **Producer:** [László Benedek](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-benedek), [Ivan Tors](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-tors), [Lamar Boren](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamar-boren)
- **Screenplay:** [Arthur Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-weiss)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Samuel Matlovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-matlovsky), [Tom Glazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-glazer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lamar Boren](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamar-boren)

## Cast

- [Lee Meriwether](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-meriwether)
- [Robert Lansing](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lansing)
- [Michael Shea](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shea-2)
- [Robin Mattson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-mattson)
- [Richard Erdman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-erdman)
- [John Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-anderson)
- [Joseph H. Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-higgins)

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