Dr. Jake Terrell
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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.
Mar 15, 1974 · A sci-fi thriller about a marine biologist who trains his dolphins to communicate in English, only to discover they are kidnapped for a sinister plot. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Mike Nichols
- 1974-03-15
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.
The Day of the Dolphin. Marine biologists Jake (George C. Scott) and Maggie Terrell (Trish Van Devere) have for many years been doing dolphin research in the Florida Keys, and have even coached...
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- Mike Nichols
- PG
- George C. Scott
A horror-sci-fi thriller about a scientist who trains dolphins to communicate and stop a plot to kill a politician. Learn more about the cast, crew, plot, and film details of this classic movie on TCM.
- Mike Nichols
- Jon Korkes
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- 104 min
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.
