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Whilst filming Boy on a Dolphin (1957), Sophia Loren was required to walk in a trench in order to give audiences the impression that her diminutive co-star, Alan Ladd, was taller than she. Originally, the film was to star Cary Grant. It was four days into shooting in Greece when Grant canceled.
With Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, Sophia Loren, Alexis Minotis. A woman who finds a treasure is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it, and one who wants to donate it to Greece.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Jean Negulesco
- 1957-04-19
Boy on a Dolphin is a 1957 American romantic adventure film theatrically released by 20th Century-Fox. It is set in Greece and shot in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Samuel G. Engel from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Dwight Taylor, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by David Divine .
Movie Title/Year and Scene Descriptions. Screenshots. Boy on a Dolphin (1957) In director Jean Negulesco's adventure drama (mostly shot on location) - Sophia Loren's American film debut, about the discovery of an ancient Greek statue of a boy riding a dolphin: the underwater image during the credits of the valuable golden "boy on a dolphin ...
While prowling the undersea terrain one day, Phaedra spots a statue of a boy on a dolphin, which is tied to the mast of a sunken ship. As she swims closer to investigate, Phaedra cuts her leg on a clump of spiny coral, and Rhif takes her to the town's besotted physician, Dr. Hawkins.
- Jean Negulesco, Eli Dunn, Carlo Lastricati
- Alan Ladd
Director. David Divine. Novel. Ivan Moffat. Screenplay. Dwight Taylor. Screenplay. 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.
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English. Release Date (Theaters) Apr 10, 1957, Original. Release Date (Streaming) Oct 1, 2016. Runtime. 1h 51m. Sound Mix. Stereo. Most Popular at Home Now. A sponge diver on a Greek island...
