Boy on a Dolphin
6.2
“An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!”
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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Cast
11 people
Alan Ladd
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
Known for
Shane
This Gun for Hire
Sophia Loren
Phaedra
Known for
A Special Day
Two Women
Clifton Webb
Victor Parmalee
Known for
Laura
Titanic
Alex Minotis
Milidias Nadapoulos
Known for
Notorious
Land of the Pharaohs
Jorge Mistral
Rhif
Also in
Wuthering Heights
The Count of Monte Cristo
Laurence Naismith
Dr. Hawkins
Known for
The Persuaders!
Jason and the Argonauts
Piero Giagnoni
Niko
Known for
Land of the Pharaohs
Gertrude Flynn
Miss Dill
Known for
Funny Girl
I Want to Live!
Charles Fawcett
Known for
Kaliman, the Incredible Man
An American in Rome
Tonis Maroudas
Also in
Santa Chikita
Our Old Friends
Michalis Nikolinakos
Known for
The 300 Spartans
Jean Negulesco Director · Ivan Moffat Screenplay Dwight Taylor Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $2.8M · United States release April 19, 1957
Box office
Budget
$2,800,000
Worldwide gross
$3,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Greek
Release dates
Germany · April 19, 1957
Theatrical
United States · April 19, 1957
Theatrical
Greece
June 19, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
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