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Doctor Dolittle

1967 American musical film directed by Richard Fleischer
Movie film Q950865
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Summary

Doctor Dolittle is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Richard Fleischer[5]
  • Screenwriter: Leslie Bricusse[6], Hugh Lofting[7]
  • Composer: Leslie Bricusse[8]
  • Genre: comedy film[9], fantasy film[10], musical film[11], children's film[12]
  • Based on: Doctor Dolittle[13]
  • Cast member: Rex Harrison[14], Samantha Eggar[15], Anthony Newley[16], Richard Attenborough[17], Geoffrey Holder[18], Peter Bull[19], Norma Varden[20], Angelo Rossitto[21], Ginny Tyler[22], Portia Nelson[23]
  • Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs[24]
  • Production company: Arthur P. Jacobs[25]
  • Director of photography: Robert L. Surtees[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: Doctor Dolittle (film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 4.2/10[30], 46/100[31], 29%[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1967[35]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[36], Netflix[37]
  • Narrative location: England[38]
  • Filming location: California[39]
  • Film editor: Samuel E. Beetley[40]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[41], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[42], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[43], Academy Award for Best Production Design[44], Academy Award for Best Original Score[45], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[46], Academy Award for Best Sound[47], Academy Award for Best Special Effects[48]
  • Title: Doctor Dolittle[49]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[50]
  • Different from: Doctor Dolittle[51]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[52]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7ad1922c-bd5f-4b81-95b0-309b2a1092f0[53]

Why It Matters

Doctor Dolittle has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Doctor Dolittle receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

California England film Hugh Lofting Netflix Rex Harrison Richard Attenborough Richard Fleischer Samantha Eggar United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . the-numbers.com. Retrieved . the-numbers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Ampas collections film id → W076853
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 12348
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Mario Chiari
    Publication date → +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Leslie Bricusse, Hugh Lofting
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+152'}
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