

Boy on a Dolphin
An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!
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.
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- Language
- English
- gold
- based on novel or book
- diving
- dolphin
- athens, greece
- greek
- artifact
- beautiful woman
- aegean sea
- sunken treasure
- diver
- art dealer
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR19 Apr 1957
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1219 Apr 1957
GreeceGR
- TheatricalRe-Issue19 Jun 2025
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Boy on a Dolphin was released on 19 April 1957.
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CinemaSerf
4/26/2022
I 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 dive, she discovers a statue of a young boy riding a dolphin, nestled amongst the weeds. Desperate for some cash, she soon has the interest of the honourable "Dr. Calder"…
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