The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin
Theatrical release film poster by Tom Jung
Directed by	Mike Nichols
Screenplay by	Buck Henry
Based on	The Day of the Dolphin by Robert Merle
Produced by	Robert E. Relyea Joseph E. Levine
Starring	George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Paul Sorvino
Cinematography	William A. Fraker
Edited by	Sam O'Steen
Music by	Georges Delerue
Distributed by	Avco Embassy Pictures
Release date	December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.