UW Cinematheque - New Restorations and Special Presentations
The Day of the Dolphin | USA | 1973 | DCP | 104 min. Director: Mike Nichols
Event Details
Date
Friday, March 27, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino.
Well-funded marine biologist Jake Terrell (Scott, in a terrific performance) discovers his highly intelligent dolphins can communicate in rudimentary English, only to find their abilities attracting the attention of shadowy government operatives and conspiratorial agents. This wildly unpredictable thriller is classic entertainment from the Post-JFK/Watergate-era.
Well-funded marine biologist Jake Terrell (Scott, in a terrific performance) discovers his highly intelligent dolphins can communicate in rudimentary English, only to find their abilities attracting the attention of shadowy government operatives and conspiratorial agents. This wildly unpredictable thriller is classic entertainment from the Post-JFK/Watergate-era.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, March 13, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.