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Doctor Dolittle

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Doctor Dolittle (1967)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Rotten:4

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 32 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: A musical about an English doctor who becomes disillusioned with human beings and travels off to commune with the birds and the beasts. After learning 468 animal languages, he sets off to find the... A musical about an English doctor who becomes disillusioned with human beings and travels off to commune with the birds and the beasts. After learning 468 animal languages, he sets off to find the mythical Great Pink Sea Snail. Based on Hugh Lofting's stories from the 20's. Academy Award Nominations: 9, including Best Picture, Best Original Music Score. Academy Awards: Best Special Visual Effects, Best Song ("Talk to the Animals"). [More]

Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Peter Bull

Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Peter Bull, William Dix, Richard Attenborough

Director: Richard Fleischer

Director: Richard Fleischer
Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs

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Not even a decent performance from Richard Attenborough can save this disappointing production.

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05/12/08
Ian Nathan
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Doctor Dolittle might be a little woolly at times but it's impossible not to be impressed by Rex Harrison and his marvellous menagerie.

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[It] almost bankrupted the studio when audiences stayed away in droves. In retrospect, it's not hard to see why.

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01/26/06
Trevor Johnston
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Leslie Bricusse's adaptation retains the delightful aspects while taking considerable liberty with the plot. His music and lyrics, while containing no smash hits, are admirably suited to the scenario.

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The music is not exceptional, the rendering of the songs lacks variety, and the pace, under Richard Fleischer's direction, is slow and without surprise. Indeed, toward the end it is perfunctory. Things happen mechanically.

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