The Day of the Dolphin
About The Day of the Dolphin
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
The Day of the Dolphin (1973) is a science fiction thriller film directed by Mike Nichols. At 105 minutes long, it arrived in December 1973.
George C. Scott stars as Jake Terrell, Trish Van Devere as Maggie Terrell, Paul Sorvino as Curtis Mahoney, and Fritz Weaver as Harold DeMilo. Written by Buck Henry. The story is adapted from a novel.
Shelv files it under assassination attempt, dolphin, talking to animals, and animal research. American members can watch it on Kino Film Collection.
The Jungle Book, The Gray Man, and Paddington make useful companions to The Day of the Dolphin, all filed under rogue agent. It scores 5.8 out of 10 from 70 TMDB voters.