The Day of the Dolphin
“Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.”
1973 · 1 h 44 min
Directed by 
Mike Nichols
Mike NicholsCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
A marine biologist teaches dolphins to speak English, and shady figures plot to use them.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mike Nichols's sci-fi thriller, with George C. Scott, is slow but charming, with a Georges Delerue score.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (3,945 votes)
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