Doctor Dolittle

Name: Doctor Dolittle
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Released: 1967-12-19
Duration: 2 h 32 min
Rating: 6.20
Cast: Anthony Newley, Samantha Eggar, Richard Attenborough, Rex Harrison

– Get ready for the wildest adventure of a lifetime in the most ambitious production ever brought to f..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.20 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 32 Minutes

Release Year:

1967

Get ready for the wildest adventure of a lifetime in the most ambitious production ever brought to film. Earning a 1967 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, this dazzling fantasy turns both ordinary and exotic animals into talking, dancing and singing sensations! Rex Harrison is unforgettable in this inspiring adaptation of Hugh Lofting's classic stories.Step into the English country home of the good doctor as he performs remarkable treatments on the wildest variety of patients you could imagine. Discover his secret cures and watch with wide-eyed excitement as he and his four-legged, fine-feathered friends charm their way into your heart!

Styles:

70mm Film, Fairy Tale, Talky, Offbeat, Semi Serious, Feel Good, Humorous, Touching, Sentimental, Stylized

Story Timeline:

1840s, Victorian England, Victorian, 19th Century, 1930s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

England, Africa, Europe

Genre:

Musical, Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Editor's Pick for:

Preschoolers, Kids, Family Outing

Doctor Dolittle (1967) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Dec 1967

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Approved

Doctor Dolittle

Directed by:

Richard Fleischer

Story Written By:

Hugh Lofting, Leslie Bricusse

Main Actors:

Anthony Newley, Samantha Eggar, Richard Attenborough, Rex Harrison

Plot:

Doctor Dolittle is a world-renowned veterinarian who speaks a wide array of animal languages. He sets off from his home in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, England, in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In so doing, he and his friends meet such exotic creatures as the Pushme-Pullyu and the Giant Lunar Moth. This musical is the source of the hit song, "If I Could Talk To The Animals."

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations.

Production Company:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

32%

Metacritic:

34%

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