Doctor Dolittle
1967 · Movie · G · 151 min · ★ 6.2
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Based on Doctor Dolittle
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Details
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-12-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 151 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (198 votes)
Themes
- england
- parrot
- musical
- vegetarian
- victorian england
- based on children's book
- rainstorm
- seal (animal)
- talking to animals
- shell
- quest
- 19th century
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1968
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1968 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1968 · nominated
Cast & crew
Rex Harrison
as Dr. John Dolittle
Samantha Eggar
as Emma Fairfax
Anthony Newley
as Matthew Mugg
Richard Attenborough
as Albert Blossom
Peter Bull
as General Bellowes
Muriel Landers
as Mrs. Blossom
William Dix
as Tommy Stubbins
Geoffrey Holder
as William Shakespeare X
Portia Nelson
as Sarah Dolittle
Norma Varden
as Lady Fetherington
Directed by Richard Fleischer