Win Orca: The Killer Whale on Blu-ray

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Richard Harris's captain pointing a harpoon.
(Image credit: StudioCanal)

One of the many films which came swimming in the wake of Jaws’ box office success, 1977’s Orca: The Killer Whale is the latest entry in StudioCanal’s Cult Classics range. 

Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, it stars Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling. Harris plays the captain of a fishing boat who accidentally harpoons a female orca, killing the creature and causing her to lose her unborn calf.  The whale's enraged mate then targets Harris’s character for vengeance! He should have thought of going on a long driving holiday, frankly.

SFX’s reviewer wrote, “There’s a constant tension between the film’s B-movie leanings and something stranger and more poetic... Ted Moore’s truly exquisite cinematography is showcased to good effect by this restoration.” Bonus-wise, you get a half-hour talking head with film journalist Philippe Guedj. The Blu-ray also comes with a set of four art cards.

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO UK RESIDENTS ONLY. 

The Orca: The Killer Whale Blu-ray and the art cards that come with it.

(Image credit: StudioCanal)
Ian Berriman
Ian Berriman
Deputy Editor, SFX

Ian Berriman has been working for SFX – the world's leading sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine – since March 2002. He's also a regular writer for Electronic Sound. Other publications he's contributed to include Total Film, When Saturday Comes, Retro Pop, Horrorville, and What DVD. A life-long Doctor Who fan, he's also a supporter of Hull City, and live-tweets along to BBC Four's Top Of The Pops repeats from his @TOTPFacts account.