The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

1973 · 1 hr 44 min · PG

Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Directors

Mike Nichols

Actors

  • George C. Scott
  • Trish Van Devere
  • Paul Sorvino

Credits: 4

Summary

A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

More about this movie

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.