Product Details

• Actors: Sophia Loren, Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb
• Directors: Jean Negulesco
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Magnetic Video
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009Z0W68
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,203 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A Greek sponge diver discovers a beautiful antiquity at the sea's bottom on one of her dives, and then she becomes obsessed with selling it via the help of her scamming boyfriend. In the meantime, she falls in love with an American archaeologist, whom she then helps to recover it from a raiding, wealthy art collector that her sleazy ex-boyfriend sold it to, finally convinced it belongs in the hands of the Greek antiquities authority.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Sophia Loren movies, October 1, 2005

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Jim C. (Lemoore, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boy On A Dolphin (VHS Tape)

I have always loved this movie. Sophia Loren plays the part of a sponge diver in the Greeks islands and discovers a beautiful statue of a Boy on a Dolphin while diving. She enlists the help of an American played by Alan Ladd to help her raise it up, before another unscrupulous wealthy man discovers where it is and brings it up for himself. The cinematography and scenery around Greece are fabulous. This movie was Sophia Loren's US screen debut and she has never looked better. I have an old VHS version of this movie and am hoping the studios will release this on DVD.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The spectacular beauty of Loren and Greece, August 2, 2005

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Kona (Emerald City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boy On A Dolphin (VHS Tape)

Sophia Loren stars as Phaedra, a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is believed to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector (Clifton Webb), but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder (Alan Ladd), who would return it to the Greek government.

This is Sophia's movie all the way. She is natural and lusty and full of fire, and the sight of her, soaking wet, rising out of the sea is the best moment in the film. In 1957, Sophia's accent was still quite heavy and she is sometimes hard to understand, but her acting skill transcends the dialogue and you really believe she is the proud and sensual Phaedra. Alan Ladd, unfortunately, was horribly miscast as her leading man. He's nervous and awkward and way too short for her.

If you've been to Greece, or dream of going one day, you will enjoy the location photography. Hydra, Athens, and Epidaurus are so lovingly filmed that you'll want to be right there, folk dancing at the taverna with Phaedra. Definitely recommended for those who enjoy the beauty of both Sophia Loren and Greece.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I would wish that you loved only me...", December 31, 2005

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C. Peden "Razor" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boy On A Dolphin (VHS Tape)

This wistful sentiment to the hauntingly beautiful title song to "Boy on a Dolphin" is sung in a mesmerizing near whisper by the lovely Julie London, to images of the Greek Isles,the Aegean Sea, and the equally exquisite Sophia Loren. An engrossing story of Phaedra, the sponge diver who discovers a pricless statue underneath the sea, Alan Ladd as the archeologist who wants to recover it as a national treasure, Clifton Webb as the deliciously unscrupulous art dealer who wants it for personal gain, along with an pleasant supporing cast. Memorable scenes include Ms. Loren in a beguiling dance with native young men, Ms. Loren fresh from a dive in the famed clinging wet dress, and the grand finale which I leave you to discover. An absorbing tale with a timeless message for all who seek riches and the surprising places we find them.