Get ready for the wildest adventure of a lifetime in the most ambitious musical production ever brought to film. Earning a 1967 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, this dazzling fantasy turns both ordinary and exotic animals into talking, dancing and singing sensations! Rex Harrison is unforgettable in this inspiring adaptation of Hugh Lofting's classic stories. Step into the English country home of the good doctor as he performs remarkable treatments on the wildest variety of patients you could imagine. Discover his secret cures and watch wide-eyed excitement as he and his four-legged, fine-feathered friends charm their way into your heart!
Rex Harrison (Dr. John Dolittle); Samantha Eggar (Emma Fairfax); Anthony Newley (Matthew Mugg); Richard Attenborough (Albert Blossom); Peter Bull (Gen. Bellowes); Muriel Landers (Mrs. Blossom); William Dix (Tommy Stubbins); Geoffrey Holder (William Shakespeare X); Portia Nelson (Sarah Dolittle); Norma Varden (Lady Petherington). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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