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Candice Bergen as Electra Brown, an archaeologist's assistant Sam Wanamaker as Elias, the leader of the recovery team The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) - IMDb

Set in the then-future of 1972, the film is loosely based on the real-life of 1966, where a US Air Force bomber collided with a tanker over Spain, leading to the temporary loss of four hydrogen bombs.

The two pilots (Tom Courtenay and Colin Blakely) wash ashore in their underwear to avoid identification and spend much of the film wandering the island in Dirty White Speedos . The Day the Fish Came Out(1967)

A NATO military aircraft flying over the fictional Greek island of Karos is forced to jettison its cargo—two nuclear weapons and a mysterious, highly radioactive "Container Q"—before crashing.

To retrieve the weapons discreetly, a recovery team led by Sam Wanamaker arrives disguised as garishly dressed, "mod" hotel developers. To retrieve the weapons discreetly, a recovery team

Their arrival triggers a massive influx of tourists, turning the desolate island into a thriving, neon-drenched resort while the search for the doomsday device continues.

The movie features a score by Mikis Theodorakis (who also scored Zorba the Greek ) and titles by Maurice Binder, famous for his work on the James Bond series. Key Cast: Tom Courtenay as the Navigator Colin Blakely as the Pilot Key Cast: Tom Courtenay as the Navigator Colin

The film takes a grim turn when a local goatherd, believing Container Q contains gold, breaks it open and dumps its contents into the sea, poisoning the water supply and killing all the fish. Production & Style