Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Musical 1967 2 hr 24 min

Based on the Hugh Lofting series of stories, Doctor Dolittle is a magical, musical extravaganza that follows the adventures (and misadventures) of the eccentric Doctor Dolittle, played by Oscar winner Rex Harrison. Dolittle, a kindly veterinarian living in an animal-filled apartment, learns that his parrot speaks 468 animal languages. Dolittle has the parrot teach him all of them and soon he finds himself making friends with his animals - enjoying their company more than humans.

Musical 1967 2 hr 24 min

G

Starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley

Director Richard Fleischer

Doctor Dolittle

Rex Harrison

Dr. John Dolittle
Samantha Eggar

Emma Fairfax
Anthony Newley

Matthew Mugg
Richard Attenborough

Albert Blossom
Peter Bull

General Bellowes

About

Doctor Dolittle

MUSICAL

Based on the Hugh Lofting series of stories, Doctor Dolittle is a magical, musical extravaganza that follows the adventures (and misadventures) of the eccentric Doctor Dolittle, played by Oscar winner Rex Harrison. Dolittle, a kindly veterinarian living in an animal-filled apartment, learns that his parrot speaks 468 animal languages. Dolittle has the parrot teach him all of them and soon he finds himself making friends with his animals - enjoying their company more than humans.

Kid-friendly talking animal musical comedy is fun but dated.

Average 4.3
Reviews 21
Fresh 6
Rotten 15

Information

Studio: 20th Century Fox
Released: 1967
Run Time: 2 hr 24 min
Rated: G
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), French (France) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC), and 8 more...

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.