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The Day of the Dolphin (1973) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 19, 1973

Original Title:
The Day of the Dolphin

Alternate Titles:
Operation Alpha

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
AVCO Embassy Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  JP: G 

Runtime: 104

Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.

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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. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out.

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Production

Art Direction:
Angelo P. Graham

Assistant Director:
Thomas J. Schmidt

Associate Producer:
Dick Birkmayer

Costume Design:
Anthea Sylbert

Director:
Mike Nichols

Director of Photography:
William A. Fraker

Editor:
Sam O'Steen

Executive Producer:
Joseph E. Levine

Hairstylist:
Dorothy Byrne

Makeup Artist:
Edwin Butterworth
Del Acevedo

Novel:
Robert Merle

Original Music Composer:
Georges Delerue

Producer:
Robert E. Relyea

Production Design:
Richard Sylbert

Production Manager:
Tim Zinnemann

Screenplay:
Buck Henry

Second Assistant Director:
Michael Haley

Set Decoration:
George R. Nelson

Sound:
Larry Jost

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