The Day of the Dolphin
Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.
DramaScience FictionThrillerAdventurebased on novel or bookmarine biologistdolphintalking to animalsrogue agentassassination of presidentassassination attemptanimal researchpolitical conspiracy
A tense 1970s thriller about a scientist's bond with dolphins corrupted by political conspiracy and assassination plots, blending wonder at animal intelligence with paranoia and moral compromise.
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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