The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 19, 1973Release Date
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 19, 1973Release Date
Plot.
Dr. Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
George C. Scott
Jake Terrell
Trish Van Devere
Maggie Terrell
Paul Sorvino
Curtis Mahoney
John Dehner
Wallingford
Severn Darden
Schwinn
Elizabeth Wilson
Mrs. Rome
William Roerick
Dunhill
Phyllis Davis
Receptionist
Pat Zurica
First Mate
Edward Herrmann
Mike
Jon Korkes
David
Leslie Charleson
Maryanne
Mike Nichols
Director
Victoria Racimo
Lana
Buck Henry
Writer
Robert Merle
Writer
John David Carson
Larry
Robert E. Relyea
Producer
Willie Myers
Stone
Georges Delerue
Composer
Julie Follansbee
Women's Club
Florence Stanley
Women's Club
William A. Fraker
Cinematographer
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Brooke Hayward
Women's Club
Pat Englund
Women's Club
Richard Sylbert
ProductionDesigner
Fritz Weaver
Harold DeMilo
Johann Benét
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Robert Lydiard
Alpha (voice) (uncredited)
Erick Vinther
Patron (uncredited)
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 19, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Filming LocationsThe Bahamas
Genres
Wiki.
The Day of the Dolphin is a 1973 American science fiction thriller film directed by Mike Nichols and starring George C. Scott. Based on the 1967 novel Un animal doué de raison (lit. A Sentient Animal), by French writer Robert Merle, the screenplay was written by American Buck Henry.