Doctor Dolittle

"Ride across the sea inside the GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL!"

1967 2h 31m EN

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6.2

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29%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 209🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●34Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 11,145

FamilyComedyFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.

“Ride across the sea inside the GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL!”

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Cast

Rex Harrison
Dr. John Dolittle
Samantha Eggar
Emma Fairfax
Anthony Newley
Matthew Mugg
Richard Attenborough
Albert Blossom
Peter Bull
General Bellowes
Muriel Landers
Mrs. Blossom
William Dix
Tommy Stubbins
Geoffrey Holder
William Shakespeare X

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Leslie Bricusse
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leslie Bricusse. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Samuel E. Beetley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rex Harrison and Samantha Eggar and Anthony Newley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ride across the sea inside the GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL!".

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The take

Richard Fleischer directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Leslie Bricusse scores. Samuel E. Beetley cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
359 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Leslie Bricusse. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Samuel E. Beetley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rex Harrison and Samantha Eggar and Anthony Newley carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Ride across the sea inside the GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL!".
9IMDB entry: tt0061584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "england", "parrot", "musical", "vegetarian".