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(Mike Nichols, 1973, 105 mins) Release date: 23 June 2025 Standard Edition Blu-ray The third and final collaboration between director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry, following The Graduate and Catch-22, The Day of the Dolphin, is a true one-off. A science-fiction thriller filmed in the Bahamas, and adapted from Robert Merle’s best-selling novel, the film concerns a scientist (George C Scott, Hardcore) who is teaching dolphins to speak but finds himself embroiled in a shadowy government plot to assassinate the US president. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES 4K restoration Two-channel stereo and three-channel stereo audio tracks Selected scenes commentary with academic and film historian Sheldon Hall (2021, 33 mins) Days of My Life (2021, 44 mins): actor Jon Korkes details the eventful production of The Day of the Dolphin Moon Over the Bahamas (2021, 40 mins): in-depth discussion of the film by second assistant director, and long-time Mike Nichols collaborator, Michael Haley Archival Interview with Buck Henry (2003, 13 mins): the screenwriter looks back on his adaptation of Robert Merle’s novel Archival Interview with Leslie Charleson (2003, 7 mins): the actor chats about her first major feature film role Archival Interview with Edward Herrmann (2003, 13 mins): the actor recalls working with Nichols and George C Scott Original theatrical trailer Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2016, 4 mins): short critical appreciation TV spot Radio spots Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing #PHISE213B BBFC cert: PG REGION B EAN: 5060697924954
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The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
105 min
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.