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
Released in 1967, is a surreal, satirical black comedy written, produced, and directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was his highly anticipated follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Zorba the Greek . Plot & Premise The Day the Fish Came Out(1967)
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 film takes a grim turn when a
To retrieve the weapons discreetly, a recovery team led by Sam Wanamaker arrives disguised as garishly dressed, "mod" hotel developers. Plot & Premise Set in the then-future of
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 .
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.
The film is known for its "conspicuously and even offensively campy" style, featuring "Barbarella-wear" and hip, futuristic 1960s fashion.