Rotten
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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Doctor Dolittle
Ride across the sea inside the GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL!
1967 · 2h 31m · Approved
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
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Doctor Dolittle
Overview
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Director and cast
- Richard Fleischer Director
- Rex Harrison as Dr. John Dolittle
- Samantha Eggar as Emma Fairfax
- Anthony Newley as Matthew Mugg
- Richard Attenborough as Albert Blossom
- Peter Bull as General Bellowes
- Muriel Landers as Mrs. Blossom
- William Dix as Tommy Stubbins
- Geoffrey Holder as William Shakespeare X
- Portia Nelson as Sarah Dolittle
- Norma Varden as Lady Fetherington
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's so clumsy and pounding that taking a child to it might be grounds for a visit from family services.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
[It] almost bankrupted the studio when audiences stayed away in droves. In retrospect, it's not hard to see why.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
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.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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