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Mood:
- OffbeatStylizedFeel GoodHumorousSentimentalTouching
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Plot:
- AdventurerAnimal lifeEscapadesImaginaryDoctors and PatientsFriendshipFish Out of WaterHeroes more...
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Genres:
- ComedyFamilyFantasyMusicalAdventurePeriod
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Time/Period:
- 19th CenturyVictorian
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Place:
- AfricaEnglandEuropeIslandVillage
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Audience:
- Family OutingKids
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- Award WinnerPrestigious AwardsOscar Winner
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Humor:
- Silly Humor
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousFantastic
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Doctor Dolittle, 1967
English
USA
Profile of Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle can be described as offbeat, stylized, and sentimental. The plot revolves around animal life, adventurers, and imaginary themes. Its comic aspect comes from silly humor. Doctor Dolittle's main genres are comedy, family, and fantasy. In approach, it is fantastical. It is set, at least in part, on an island and in a village. Doctor Dolittle is located in Africa and England. It takes place in the Victorian era. It is based on a book. Doctor Dolittle has received attention for being an Oscar winner. It is well suited for kids and a family outing.
Summary of Doctor Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) lives in a small English village where he specializes in caring for and verbally communicating with animals. When Dr. Dolittle is unjustly sent to an insane asylum for freeing a lovesick seal from captivity, his animals and two closest human friends, Matthew Mugg (Anthony Newley) and Tommy Stubbins (William Dix), liberate him. Afterward, they join Emma Fairfax (Samantha Eggar) and set out by boat to find a famed and elusive creature: the Great Pink Sea Snail.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 19 December 1967 |
| Runtime: | 152 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Dr. John Dolittle
as Emma Fairfax
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