Germany / Apr 19, 1957 / 12
An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!
1h 51min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
AdventureRomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Boy on a Dolphin |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, ελληνικά |
| Production countries | United States of America, Greece |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 19 aprile 1957 |
| Production | Samuel G. Engel |
| Writer | Dwight Taylor, Ivan Moffat, David Divine |
| Editing | William Mace |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Assistant directors | Carlo Lastricati, Eli Dunn, Jean Negulesco |
| Camera operators | Milton Krasner |
| Additional photography | Milton Krasner |
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| Production design | Jack Martin Smith, Bruno Avesani, Ugo Pericoli, Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Fivos Anoyanakis, Italo Tomassi |
| Art direction | Jack Martin Smith, Lyle R. Wheeler, Fivos Anoyanakis, Bruno Avesani, Ugo Pericoli, John DeCuir, Italo Tomassi |
| Set decoration | Bruno Avesani, Ugo Pericoli, Jack Martin Smith, Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Fivos Anoyanakis, Italo Tomassi |
| Stunts | Paul Baxley |
| Music | Hugo Friedhofer, Edward B. Powell, Harry M. Leonard, W.D. Flick, Lionel Newman |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell, Harry M. Leonard, W.D. Flick, Hugo Friedhofer, Lionel Newman |
| Costume design | Catherine Reed, Henry Vilardo |
| Makeup | Henry Vilardo, Catherine Reed |
| Hairstyling | Catherine Reed, Henry Vilardo |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 19, 1957 / NR
Greece / Jun 19, 2025 / Re-Issue
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