---
title: 'Orca (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Anderson'
released: '1977-07-15'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/orca-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076504/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Orca (1977)

1977 · PG · 88 min · Horror, Adventure, Thriller · Netherlands, Italy


## Synopsis

Orca is a 1977 thriller film directed by Michael Anderson, from a screenplay by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Donati based on a novel by Arthur Herzog, and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn and Robert Carradine. The film follows a male orca tracking down and getting revenge on a fishing boat and its captain for unintentionally killing the whale's pregnant mate and their unborn calf.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-anderson)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Towne](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-towne), [Luciano Vincenzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-vincenzoni), [Sergio Donati](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-donati)
- **Producer:** [Luciano Vincenzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-vincenzoni), [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-moore)
- **Editor:** [Ralph E. Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-e-winters), [John Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bloom), [Marion Rothman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-rothman)

## Cast

- [Robert Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carradine)
- [Will Sampson](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-sampson)
- [Peter Hooten](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hooten)
- [Keenan Wynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/keenan-wynn)
- [Richard Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harris)
- [Don "Red" Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-red-barry)
- [Scott Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-walker)
- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling)
- [Wayne Heffley](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-heffley)
- [Bo Derek](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-derek)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/orca-1977
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