Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 57
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.2
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for adventure movies, +8 min on the typical 103
typical 103111Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1957
April 19, 1957
69 years ago
Genres
AdventureRomanceDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GreekMade in
United States
Academy Awards1958
- Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment1958Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 4 moreDirecting · 3
- Jean Negulesco Director
- Carlo Lastricati Assistant Director
- Eli Dunn Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Dwight Taylor Screenplay
- Ivan Moffat Screenplay
- David Divine Novel
Production · 1
- Samuel G. Engel Producer
Camera · 1
- Milton Krasner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William Mace Editor
Sound · 5
- Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer
- W.D. Flick Sound
- Lionel Newman Conductor
- Edward B. Powell Orchestrator
- Harry M. Leonard Sound
Art · 7
- Italo Tomassi Art Department Manager
- Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
- Jack Martin Smith Art Direction
- Fivos Anoyanakis Art Direction
- Bruno Avesani Set Decoration
- John DeCuir Art Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Catherine Reed Hairstylist
- Henry Vilardo Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Paul Baxley Stunt Coordinator
- Giannis Flery Choreographer
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