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 .
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)
To retrieve the weapons discreetly, a recovery team led by Sam Wanamaker arrives disguised as garishly dressed, "mod" hotel developers. The two pilots (Tom Courtenay and Colin Blakely)
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 Plot & Premise To retrieve the weapons discreetly,
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
The film is known for its "conspicuously and even offensively campy" style, featuring "Barbarella-wear" and hip, futuristic 1960s fashion.