The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

1973 · 105 min · EN · 5.8 (70 votes)
Dir. Mike Nichols · Starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver, John Dehner, Severn Darden · Music Georges Delerue

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

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

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A thoughtful, unsettling journey into the unknown. This film evokes a sense of intellectual curiosity mixed with creeping dread, questioning humanity's place and the consequences of our ambitions. It feels like a cautionary tale whispered on a lonely shore.

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