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 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 two pilots (Tom Courtenay and Colin Blakely)
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 The movie features a score by Mikis Theodorakis
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