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An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry! - Boy on a Dolphin
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Title: Boy on a Dolphin

Release Date: 19 Apr 1957

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Adventure, Romance, Drama

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Overview: Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

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Average Vote: 5.5 (28 votes)

Cast

  • Dr. James 'Jim' Calder: Alan Ladd
  • Phaedra: Sophia Loren
  • Victor Parmalee: Clifton Webb
  • Milidias Nadapoulos: Alex Minotis
  • Rhif: Jorge Mistral
  • Dr. Hawkins: Laurence Naismith
  • Niko: Piero Giagnoni
  • Miss Dill: Gertrude Flynn
  • : Charles Fawcett
  • : Tonis Maroudas
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