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The Day of the Dolphin
GERMANY · 1973

The Day of the Dolphin

Mike Nichols
animal communication marine biology kidnapping plot human-animal bond scientific ethics
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Synopsis

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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