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.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.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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
- Milidias Nadapoulos
- (as Alex Minotis)
- Bill B. Baldwin
- (uncredited)
- Singer
- (uncredited)
- …
- Monk
- (uncredited)
- Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
- First Mate
- (uncredited)
- Miss Baldwin
- (uncredited)
- Mrs. Baldwin
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile 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.
- GoofsThe writing on the signpost "Meteora 4 km" Webb passes on his way to the monastery is in Latin letters instead of Greek ones.
- Quotes
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder: May I remind you of Paragraph 9 of the Penal Code of Greece:
[reading from a book]
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder: "Any and all objects of a historical value cannot under any circumstances be removed from Greek territory or territorial waters. They...
Victor Parmalee: [quoting by memory] ... they are to be considered the property of the Greek nation." Yes, Jim, I know all about Greek Paragraph 9. *I'm* the reason they wrote it!
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: THE ISLANDS OF GREECE
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen: Hollywood Comes of Age (1996)
- SoundtracksBoy on a Dolphin
(Tinafio)
Music by Takis Morakis
Original lyrics by Danai Stratigopoulou
Greek Text by Ioanis Fermanoglou (as J. Fermanglou)
English lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Julie London and Sophia Loren
Alan Ladd steps out of the saddle to play an archaeologist that is determined to preserve Greek treasures for Greece. Too bad he wasn't around to save the Elgin marbles. He teams with Sophia Loren to retrieve "The Boy on a Dolphin" and kept the evil Clifton Webb (three Oscar nominations) from spiriting it out of the country.
Sophia Loren was only 23 when this film, which is almost as old as I am, was made. Those who have never seen her in her prime would do well to see what you fathers lusted after when your mother wasn't looking. If all you've seen is Grumpier Old Men, you may wonder what all the fuss was about.
As a bit of trivia, she was required to walk in a trench in this film in order to give audiences the impression that her diminutive co-star, Alan Ladd, was taller than she.
Not to dismiss Loren, the beauty of the Greek islands where this was film equals her allure to me. A film made in Greece is always worth watching, especially one that shows it before it was ruined by tourism.
- lastliberal
- Dec 2, 2007
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- Also known as
- Der Knabe auf dem Delphin
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- Budget
- $2,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,867
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1