Le jour du dauphin

Original title: The Day of the Dolphin

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A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

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A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
The trained dolphins who played Alpha and Beta were named Buck (for screenwriter Buck Henry) and Ginger (for dancer Ginger Rogers). On the next to the last day of filming, when their parts were done, they escaped and never returned.

Goofs
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Quotes
Harold DeMilo: Are you blackmailing me, Mr Mahoney?
Curtis Mahoney: Goodness, no! I'm just an average person with an above average curiosity... and of course I make friends easily.

Connections
Featured in Cursed Films: Rosemary's Baby (2022)

Soundtracks
Theme From The Day Of The Dolphin
Written and Performed by Georges Delerue Et Son Orchestre

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Favorite All-Time Movie

I think I was six when I first saw it. I might have been five. It's always been my favorite movie.

All I can remember, and I don't know how many times I've seen it since, is that I cry when I do. I wouldn't have known who George C. Scott was, then, but he certainly adds to the drama.

This is a classic. This is about the United States, about the people of the world. This movie is a classic - eternal.

I don't know that I understood, then, what was truly going on - that scientific discovery, technology - as precious and valuable as it is, was going to be corrupted to carry out an assassination plot.

It's almost eerily reminiscent of 9/11. But we didn't stop 9/11.

Maybe what needs to change is the way we see the world, whether we're 6, or 86. This is a movie for all to see, especially children. This is a movie that will bring us together, and instruct us about the dangers of not only technology, but also the sometimes destructiveness of human nature.