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Director:
Mike Nichols
Writers:
Buck Henry (screenplay)
Robert Merle (novel)
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Release Date:
29 March 1974 (Denmark) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Unwittingly He Trained a Dolphin to Kill the President of the United States See more »
Plot:
Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
'Family Guy': See Ricky Gervais as a wisecracking dolphin who ridicules Peter -- Exclusive Video
 (From EW.com - Inside TV. 16 February 2012, 12:09 PM, PST)
Greatest Movie Posters #8: The Day Of The Dolphin
 (From Obsessed with Film. 29 December 2010, 2:30 PM, PST)
Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer William A. Fraker Dies
 (From Famous Monsters of Filmland. 21 June 2010, 6:50 PM, PDT)
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Hauntingly beautiful music See more (21 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

George C. Scott ... Dr. Jake Terrell

Trish Van Devere ... Maggie Terrell

Paul Sorvino ... Curtis Mahoney
Fritz Weaver ... Harold DeMilo
Jon Korkes ... David

Edward Herrmann ... Mike
Leslie Charleson ... Maryanne
John David Carson ... Larry

Victoria Racimo ... Lana
John Dehner ... Wallingford
Severn Darden ... Schwinn
William Roerick ... Dunhill
Elizabeth Wilson ... Mrs. Rome
Phyllis Davis ... Receptionist
Pat Zurica ... First Mate
Willie Myers ... Stone
Julie Follansbee ... Woman at Club

Florence Stanley ... Woman at Club

Brooke Hayward ... Woman at Club
Pat Englund ... Woman at Club
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johann Benét ... Boy in Park (uncredited)

Buck Henry ... Man standing outside ladies club (uncredited)
Robert Lydiard ... Fa the Dolphin (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mike Nichols 
 
Writing credits
Buck Henry (screenplay)

Robert Merle (novel "Un Animal doue de raison")

Produced by
Dick Birkmayer .... associate producer
Joseph E. Levine .... executive producer
Robert E. Relyea .... producer
 
Original Music by
Georges Delerue 
 
Cinematography by
William A. Fraker 
 
Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen 
 
Casting by
Alan Shayne 
 
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert 
 
Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham  (as Angelo Graham)
 
Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson 
 
Costume Design by
Anthea Sylbert 
 
Makeup Department
Del Acevedo .... makeup artist
Edwin Butterworth .... makeup artist
Dorothy Byrne .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Tim Zinnemann .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Haley .... second assistant director
Al McCabe .... second unit director
Alan McCabe .... second unit director
Thomas J. Schmidt .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Matty Azzarone .... leadman
Alan Levine .... property master (as Allan Levine)
Tom Jung .... poster artist (uncredited)
Tom Jung .... poster designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Larry Jost .... sound recordist (as Lawrence O. Jost)
Richard Portman .... sound re-recordist
Greg Dillon .... sound editor (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers .... technical director of sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jim White .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... special photographic effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Blymyer .... gaffer (as Pat Blymer)
Lamar Boren .... underwater director of photography: second unit
Bobby Byrne .... camera operator (as Bob Byrne)
Dick Colean .... first assistant camera
David Garfath .... photography: second unit
Jordan Klein Sr. .... camera operator: underwater scenes
Richard Moran .... key grip
Al Reiners .... gaffer: Miami
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
G. Tony Scarano .... wardrobe (as Tony Scarano)
 
Editorial Department
Stu Linder .... editorial assistant
 
Transportation Department
Paul Casella Jr. .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Erica Abt .... assistant trainer
Wayne Fitzgerald .... titles
Peter Moss .... trainer: dolphins
Kathy Troutt .... assistant trainer
Jesse White .... veterinary supervisor
Meta Wilde .... script supervisor
John Cunningham Lilly .... scientific researcher (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Singapore:PG | Peru:PT | Norway:12 | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp
Company:
AVCO Embassy PicturesSee more »

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Trivia:
Screenwriter Buck Henry provides the voices of the dolphins when they speak human words.See more »
Quotes:
Woman in audience:What about their speaking in English?
Dr. Jake Terrell:I'm sorry?
Woman in audience:I saw this dolphin on television and he could count from 1 to 10 in English.
Dr. Jake Terrell:Really? I must have missed that.
Woman in audience:Do you think its some kind of trick or something?
Dr. Jake Terrell:Yes... yes its just a trick.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Knightriders (1981)See more »

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6 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Hauntingly beautiful music, 24 September 1999
Author: MooeyG-2 from Phoenix, AZ

I agree with the assessment that the movie points out how we, as caretakers of the Earth, tend to abusiveness and misunderstanding. I agree also that it is a hokey telling of that theme, but still effective. I might venture that a contributing factor in its effectiveness is the beautiful music created by George Delerue. It is lilting and graceful, moving through the air the way the dolphins move through the water. I was very affected at the end of this film.

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