Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
Boy on a Dolphin is a book-based movie adapted from "Boy on a dolphin" by David Divine. This Adventure/Romance film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is April 19, 1957.
The Source Material
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Overview
Story set on a Greek island, made into a film by 20th Century Fox and starring Sophia Loren, Alan Ladd and Clifton Webb. Boy on a Dolphin is set on one of the magic sun-drenched islands of Greece. Here Pero languishes, 'exiled' by her father to keep her away…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- Boy on a Dolphin
- Original Title
- Boy on a Dolphin
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Adventure, Romance, Drama
- US Theatrical
- April 19, 1957 · Rated NR