The Day of the Dolphin

Directed by Mike Nichols
Year: 1973
Country: U.S.
Language: English

Doctor Jake Terrell (George C. Scott) has been training a pair of dolphins for years to understand and speak English. On the same day that he finally has a breakthrough (giving them a limited English vocabulary), a sinister spy group springs the dolphins from containment. When Doctor Terrell discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt, he races to discover who's the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out.

Cast
George C. Scott
Trish Van Devere
Paul Sorvino
John Dehner
Fritz Weaver
Edward Herrmann
Severn Darden
Elizabeth Wilson
Phyllis Davis

Crew
Directed by Mike Nichols