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Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Family · Comedy · Fantasy · 1967

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

Movie details

Doctor Dolittle

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

1967 Family · Comedy · Fantasy 2h 31m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Fleischer

Written by

Leslie Bricusse

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Dr. John Dolittle

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar

Emma Fairfax

Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

Matthew Mugg

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Albert Blossom

Peter Bull

Peter Bull

General Bellowes

Muriel Landers

Muriel Landers

Mrs. Blossom

William Dix

William Dix

Tommy Stubbins

Court is in session

Put Doctor Dolittle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.