The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)

A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Cacoyannis

Writer:

Michael Cacoyannis

Stars:

Tom Courtenay, Sam Wanamaker, Colin Blakely

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Courtenay	...	The Navigator
Sam Wanamaker	...	Elias
Colin Blakely	...	The Pilot
Candice Bergen	...	Electra Brown
Ian Ogilvy	...	Peter
Dimitris Nikolaidis	...	The Dentist
Nikos Alexiou	...	Goatherd (as Nikolaos Alexiou)
Patricia Burke	...	Mrs. Mavroyannis
Paris Alexander	...	Fred
Arthur Mitchell	...	Frank
Marlena Carrer	...	Goatherd's Wife
Tom Klunis	...	Mr. French
William Berger	...	Man in Bed
Kostas Papakonstantinou	...	Manolios (as Costas Papaconstantinou)
Nikos Papakonstantinou	...	Manolios

Storyline

A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.

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Plot Keywords:

resort | tourist | greek island | nuclear bomb | bikini | 

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Taglines:

After "Zorba" -- The New Cacoyannis Film ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Greece UK USA

Language:

English Greek

Release Date:

26 October 1967 (UK)

Also Known As:

...Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria!

Filming Locations:

Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael Cacoyannis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Top-billed Candice Bergen (Electra Brown) first appears one hour and eight minutes into this movie's running time.

User Reviews

Fab Musical Score

I was probably one of the few people to see this film on its original release, in New York, in some smart cinema on the east side as I recall.

I rather liked it (for a variety of reasons all of which I won't go into here), then it virtually disappeared for years.

Once I did manage to catch it on a late night movie channel out of Baltimore, 45 if I remember correctly. The reception and (disappointingly) the color were atrocious. But I still liked it and for all of the same reasons.

One of the main ones is the unique musical score by Mikis Theodorakis. It's a kind of eclectic, almost post-modern fusion of Greek ethnic and avant garde sounds, jaunty, lyrical melodies, and a dynamic end-of-the-world dance track called "The Jet". All very appealing.

It's still one of my favorite vinyl STs. Play it once and the tunes are in your head for days.

Would love to have a good restored and annotated copy of this film on DVD and BluRay.