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Mar 15, 1974 · The Day of the Dolphin: Directed by Mike Nichols. With George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, John Dehner. A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
- Mike Nichols
- 43
- 3 min
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.
- $8.1 million
Feb 9, 2007 · In The Day of the Dolphin (1973) George C. Scott plays a dedicated scientist working with dolphins on a remote island. Involved in a top secret project, Scott and his team are training dolphins to both understand and speak the English language.
- Mike Nichols
- Jon Korkes
Roger Ebert December 21, 1973. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Mike Nichols ’ “The Day of the Dolphin” trips on its own stylishness and tries so hard not to be a conventional science-fiction thriller that it fails, alas, to be anything.
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- Jake Terrell; Maggie Terrell; Curtis Mahoney
- PG
- 1973
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43% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Marine biologists Jake (George C. Scott) and Maggie Terrell (Trish Van Devere) have for many years been doing dolphin research in the...
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- Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
- PG