---
title: 'The Day of the Dolphin (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mike Nichols'
released: '1973-12-19'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-day-of-the-dolphin-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069946/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

1973 · 104 min · Drama, Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

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, by French writer Robert Merle, the screenplay was written by American Buck Henry.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Buck Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/buck-henry)
- **Director:** [Mike Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-nichols)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [Joseph E. Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-e-levine)
- **Director of Photography:** [William A. Fraker](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-fraker)
- **Editor:** [Sam O'Steen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-o-steen)

## Cast

- [Severn Darden](https://cinepixo.com/people/severn-darden)
- [Elizabeth Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-wilson)
- [Trish Van Devere](https://cinepixo.com/people/trish-van-devere)
- [Fritz Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-weaver)
- [Phyllis Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-davis)
- [William Roerick](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-roerick)
- [Edward Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-herrmann)
- [George C. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-c-scott)
- [John Dehner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dehner)
- [Paul Sorvino](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sorvino)
- [Buck Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/buck-henry)

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