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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- 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
One of the things I recall about it was Sophia's retort when asked how much would be sufficient compensation for the ancient treasure she'd found under the Aegean. "For me, plenty of money is enough!" How convincingly she delivered that line and how lucky we've been ever since that her stardom led to many better displays of her talents.
Where, oh! where is the DVD (CinemaScope ratio preserved, s'il vous plait!) of this sunken treasure?
- gregcouture
- Sep 26, 2003
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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