Orca

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Orca Theatrical Release Poster Country USA Directed by Michael Anderson Release Date 1977 Distributor Paramount Pictures Main Cast Character Actor Captain Nolan Richard Harris Rachel Bedford Charlotte Rampling Umilak Will Sampson Annie Bo Derek Novak Keenan Wynn Ken Robert Carradine Paul Peter Hooten

Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 adventure horror film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris as Nolan, a captain of a whaling boat who catches large marine animals in high seas near Newfoundland. Nolan's hunt for an orca leads to the death of a pregnant female orca. The male orca starts revenge against Nolan, his crew and other people of the coastal village, showing high intellect. Nolan has to go to sea to find and fight his nemesis. The movie is based on Arthur Herzog's novel of the same name.

The following weapons were used in the film Orca:

Greener Light Harpoon Gun

Nolan uses a Greener Light Harpoon Gun in several scenes.

Greener Light Harpoon Gun - .38 Special blanks

Nolan aims at a great white shark in the opening scene.

Another view of the gun.

Nolan fires.

The gun after shooting.

Ithaca 37

An Ithaca 37 pump action shotgun is one of the guns on board of Nolan's boat Bumpo. Nolan uses this shotgun in the final scene, until it switches to pump action rifle (see below) due to a continuity error.

Ithaca 37 Riot Version - 12 gauge

Ithaca 37 shotgun is seen in the cabin.

Ithaca 37 shotgun and the pump action rifle are seen in gun rack.

Nolan holds the shotgun in the final scene.

Nolan fires at the orca.

Unidentified shotgun (?)

An extremaly large gun (a shotgun rather than rifle) is also seen in Nolan's hands. It doesn't fire on screen. Possibly this is some kind of punt gun or a handheld harpoon gun. It has a side handle that can be a bolt handle or, in case the gun is top-break, a provision for mounting.

Nolan holds the gun.

Nolan watches for the orca. The large handle is seen.

The muzzle.

The general view of the gun.

Winchester Model 70

Nolan also uses a Winchester Model 70 with sniper scope in several scenes.

Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06

Nolan grabs the rifle when the male orca attacks Bumpo at night.

A view of the barrel and front sight.

Nolan fires at the orca.

Unidentified pump action rifle

One of the guns on board of Bumpo is a pump action rifle. It bears resemblance with Remington Model 760 but the pump has different, more angular shape that can be seen on Remington Model 7600 that in turn didn't exist in 1977. The rifle is seen in hands of Paul (Peter Hooten) and Umilak (Will Sampson); in the final scene Nolan's Ithaca 37 shotgun switches to this rifle due to a continuity error.

Paul takes the rifle.

A closeup of the barrel and pump.

Another view of the rifle.

Ithaca 37 shotgun and the pump action rifle are seen in gun rack.

Umilak holds the gun.

Nolan fires at the orca in the final scene.

Various long guns

Two more long guns are seen in the rack on board of Bumpo.

Two unidentified long guns at the left, Ithaca 37 and unidentified pump action rifle in the rack.

The buttstocks of four guns in the rack are seen at the far right.

The barrels of two unknown guns are seen at the right. The one at the left appears to be a pump action shotgun.