PRODUCT INFORMATION
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.
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
Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Neil Sinyard, extracts from interviews with director Mike Nichols and producer Joseph E Levine, an archival interview with actor Trish Van Devere, an extract from the Robert Merle novel, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies
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