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Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 American musical fantasy film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, and Richard Attenborough.It was adapted by Leslie Bricusse from the Doctor Dolittle novel series by Hugh Lofting, primarily The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922), and Doctor Dolittle's Circus (1924).
Thompson next appeared in dance roles in movies such as Thoroughly Modern Millie and Doctor Dolittle in 1967, [6] a series of films starring Barbara Streisand: Funny Girl in 1968, Hello, Dolly! (1969) and Up the Sandbox (1972).
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939) is a retired English actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller The Collector (1965), which earned her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
The Dr. Dolittle franchise consists of American feature-length family films, [1] based on the book series written by Hugh Lofting, Doctor Dolittle.Like their source material, the plot of each respective film follows the titular characters' adventures given their abilities to communicate with animals.
He is portrayed by Rex Harrison in the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle, Eddie Murphy in Dr. Dolittle and Dr. Dolittle 2 , and by Robert Downey Jr. in Dolittle . The Murphy films bear little resemblance to Lofting's character or plots. In the animated TV series from 1970, Doctor Dolittle is voiced by Bob Holt.
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Bricusse composed the music and lyrics for the songs in the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle, which co-starred Newley, and also wrote its screenplay. Although the movie flopped at the box-office, [15] "Talk to the Animals" earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He also scored the film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969). [citation needed]
The first novel, The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920) had originally and previously been filmed in 1967 as a musical of the same name, which was a closer (albeit still very loose) adaptation of the book. The film was a box-office success, [3] although it received mixed reviews from critics upon release. [4] [5]