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Feature film — 1957

Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

5.81h 51mAdventure — Romance — Drama

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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20th Century Fox

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Director: Jean Negulesco

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Cast & crew

Alan Ladd as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder

Alan Ladd

Dr. James 'Jim' Calder

Sophia Loren as Phaedra

Sophia Loren

Phaedra

Clifton Webb as Victor Parmalee

Clifton Webb

Victor Parmalee

Alex Minotis as Milidias Nadapoulos

Alex Minotis

Milidias Nadapoulos

Jorge Mistral as Rhif

Jorge Mistral

Rhif

Laurence Naismith as Dr. Hawkins

Laurence Naismith

Dr. Hawkins

P

Piero Giagnoni

Niko

Gertrude Flynn as Miss Dill

Gertrude Flynn

Miss Dill

Charles Fawcett as

Charles Fawcett

T

Tonis Maroudas

Michalis Nikolinakos as

Michalis Nikolinakos

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