Brand new, unopened!! This out-of-print, unopened item is rare! "The Day of the Dolphin Digital Remastered Edition ('73 US)" George C. Scott / Trish Van Devere / Mike Nichols Dolphins speak human language! Dolphins assassinate the president!? A moving sci-fi masterpiece by the brilliant Mike Nichols with an outstanding concept! A marine biologist has been researching how to make intelligent dolphins understand human language. But behind the scenes, a conspiracy is underway to use these dolphins to assassinate the president... A film adaptation of the famous sci-fi novel by French author Robert Merle (translated edition published by Hayakawa Publishing). Originally, Roman Polanski was scheduled to direct, but after his wife Sharon Tate was murdered by the Manson Family, he withdrew. Mike Nichols, who won the Academy Award for Best Director for "The Graduate" (67), directed the film. Due to the shocking setting of dolphins speaking in this film, the fact that dolphin research was actually being conducted for military use in various countries became public knowledge and became a major topic of discussion. Without any CG, the real, excellent performances of the dolphins, and the beautiful score by the master of film music, Georges Delerue. Released at the time, it was acclaimed worldwide, and the interaction between humans and dolphins evokes emotion in this masterpiece!