The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.

  • Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1973-12-19
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 46 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: AVCO Embassy Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Mike Nichols
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Summary

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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  • George C. Scott

    as Jake Terrell

  • Trish Van Devere

    as Maggie Terrell

  • Paul Sorvino

    as Curtis Mahoney

  • John Dehner

    as Wallingford

  • Severn Darden

    as Schwinn

  • Elizabeth Wilson

    as Mrs. Rome

  • William Roerick

    as Dunhill

  • Phyllis Davis

    as Receptionist

  • Pat Zurica

    as First Mate

  • Jon Korkes

    as David

  • Edward Herrmann

    as Mike

  • Leslie Charleson

    as Maryanne

  • Victoria Racimo

    as Lana

  • John David Carson

    as Larry

  • Willie Myers

    as Stone

  • Julie Follansbee

    as Women's Club

  • Florence Stanley

    as Women's Club

  • Brooke Hayward

    as Women's Club

  • Pat Englund

    as Women's Club

  • Fritz Weaver

    as Harold DeMilo

  • Johann Benét

    as Boy in Park (uncredited)

  • Buck Henry

    as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)

  • Robert Lydiard

    as Alpha (voice) (uncredited)

  • Erick Vinther

    as Patron (uncredited)
Directing Mike Nichols Director
Writing Buck Henry Screenplay
Writing Robert Merle Novel
Production Dick Birkmayer Associate Producer
Production Joseph E. Levine Executive Producer
Production Robert E. Relyea Producer
Sound Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Camera William A. Fraker Director of Photography
Editing Sam O'Steen Editor
Art Richard Sylbert Production Design
Art Angelo P. Graham Art Direction
Art George R. Nelson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Anthea Sylbert Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Del Acevedo Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Edwin Butterworth Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Dorothy Byrne Hairstylist
Production Tim Zinnemann Production Manager
Directing Thomas J. Schmidt Assistant Director
Directing Michael Haley Second Assistant Director
Sound Larry Jost Sound

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