The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin
Theatrical release film poster by Tom Jung
Directed byMike Nichols
Screenplay byBuck Henry
Based onThe Day of the Dolphin by Robert Merle
Produced byRobert E. Relyea
Joseph E. Levine
StarringGeorge C. Scott
Trish Van Devere
Paul Sorvino
CinematographyWilliam A. Fraker
Edited bySam O'Steen
Music byGeorges Delerue
Distributed byAvco Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.1 million[1]

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.

  1. ^ Nora E. Taylor. The (Dec 27, 1973). "Mike Nichols's latest: filming with dolphins". Christian Science Monitor. p. B5.