Doctor Dolittle

"Ride across the sea inside the GIANT PINK SEA SNAIL!"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.2/10

195 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 7 nominations

Won

Best Special Effects

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

Best Sound

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$18.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$9.0M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-9,000,000

ROI: -50%

Budget Recovery50% of budget

$0|Budget: $18.0M|Revenue: $9.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

16.0K

Daily Avg

266

7-Day Trend

-13%

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Based On

Doctor Dolittle

Book

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

England

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Film Editing

Samuel E. Beetley

Music / Score

Leslie Bricusse

Production Design

Mario Chiari

Production Companies

Arthur P. Jacobs

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Doctor Dolittle

Available in 65 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

AustraliaG

Germany6

JapanG

BrazilL

IrelandPG

Production

Director

Richard Fleischer

Writers

Leslie Bricusse, Hugh Lofting

Production Companies

APJAC Productions20th Century Fox

Cast

Rex Harrison

Dr. John Dolittle

Samantha Eggar

Emma Fairfax

Anthony Newley

Matthew Mugg

Richard Attenborough

Albert Blossom

Peter Bull

General Bellowes

Muriel Landers

Mrs. Blossom

William Dix

Tommy Stubbins

Geoffrey Holder

William Shakespeare X

Portia Nelson

Sarah Dolittle

Norma Varden

Lady Fetherington

Frank Baker

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

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Edward Cast

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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englandparrotmusicalvegetarianvictorian englandbased on children's bookrainstormseal (animal)talking to animalsshellquest19th centurysnailanimal rights activistcommunicating with animals

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