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1967

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Starring	Rex Harrison, Anthony Newley, Samantha Eggar, William Dix
Director	Richard Fleischer
Genres	Family, Music/Musical

Doctor Dolittle

Rex Harrison, although not at all like the portly man described in Hugh Lofting's charming series of children's stories, is sheer perfection as the kindly animal doctor in Leslie Bricusse's musical fantasy Doctor Dolittle. Sadly, Harrison is the only thing nearing perfection in this overstuffed and over-mounted fiasco that nearly brought down 20th Century Fox. Considered a lunatic because he can converse in 498 animal dialects, Dolittle gathers up his friends Matthew Mugg (Anthony Newley) and Emma Fairfax (Samantha Eggar) and heads off on a journey to the South Seas to find the elusive great pink snail and the giant lunar moth. Along the way, the group encounters a succession of bizarre human and animal characters -- most notably the legendary pushme-pullyou, an animal so freakish that it compels Albert Blossom (Richard Attenborough) to burst out into song.

Starring	Rex Harrison, Anthony Newley, Samantha Eggar, William Dix, Richard Attenborough
Director	Richard Fleischer
Studio	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 18 mins
Certificate
Genres	Family, Music/Musical
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1967 To Rent: DVD: 26 Mar 2007

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- 20th Century-Fox's lavish musical version of the much-loved Hugh Lofting stories almost bankrupted the studio when... read more on Time Out
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  Doctor Dolittle can talk to the animals.
  
  Doctor Dolittle amused the children and for ages after seeing the movie they couldn't stop singing 'I've never seen anything like it', very ... read more »
  
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  classic brilliance
  
  classical and brilliant film, that is a film for all the family, and who will love over and over again for all time.
  
  defo worth seeing
  
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  oldie but goodie! brilliant! 10 year old grand-daughter couldn't stop watching it
  
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  we all thought that this is something everyone needs to watch.
  
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  Rex Harrison, although not at all like the portly man described in Hugh Lofting's charming series of children's stories, is sheer perfection as the kindly animal doctor in Leslie Bricusse's musical fantasy Doctor Dolittle. Sadly, Harrison is the only thing nearing perfection in this overstuffed and ...