1977 · 1h 32m · Adventure, Drama, Horror

Orca

Directed byMichael Anderson

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5.8

15.2K votes

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Box office

$14.7M

2.5x its $6M budget

Released Jul 22, 1977 by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica and Paramount Pictures

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54th of 56Films of 1977 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics (Metacritic)27

Audience (IMDb x 10)58

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 31 points.

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Cast

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Director: Michael Anderson
Writers: Luciano Vincenzoni Sergio Donati Robert Towne
Music: Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Editing: John Bloom Marion Rothman Ralph E. Winters
Producers: Luciano Vincenzoni

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