Story Line
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.
“An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!”
Top Cast
Alan Ladd
Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
Sophia Loren
Phaedra
Clifton Webb
Victor Parmalee
Alex Minotis
Milidias Nadapoulos
Jorge Mistral
Rhif
Laurence Naismith
Dr. Hawkins
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Rating
5.7/ 10
Release Date
1957-04-19
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
AdventureRomanceDrama
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User Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
6/10
•4/26/2022I can't help but wonder if this might not have worked better in black and white? As it is, it's a rather sterile and distinctly unsexy treasure hunt with a scantily clad, but off-form Sophia Loren in the role of sponge diver ("Phaedra"). On one such ...