Doctor Dolittle

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

Dec 19 1967 G 2h 32m
Adventure, Comedy, Family

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

Plot

Dr. John Dolittle 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 and Tommy Stubbins, liberate him. Afterward, they join Emma Fairfax and set out by boat to find a famed and elusive creature: the Great Pink Sea Snail.

Written by

Hugh Lofting, Leslie Bricusse

Directed by

Richard Fleischer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, APJAC Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 15 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
10,846
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
34
Popularity
NA