Release Date: 1957-04-19
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.5 / 10
Alan Ladd
as Dr. James 'Jim' Calder
Sophia Loren
as Phaedra
Clifton Webb
as Victor Parmalee
Alex Minotis
as Milidias Nadapoulos
Jorge Mistral
as Rhif
Jean Negulesco - Director
Ivan Moffat - Screenplay
Dwight Taylor - Screenplay
David Divine - Novel
Giannis Flery - Choreographer
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 ...