Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Most recently screened in December 2012

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Director: Richard Fleischer. Cast: Rex Harrison, Anthony Newley, Samantha Eggar, William Dix, Peter Bull, Richard Attenborough, Geoffrey Holder, Norma Varden, Portia Nelson, Muriel Landers, voice of Ginny Tyler. Screenplay: Leslie Bricusse (based on the Doctor Dolittle books by Hugh Lofting).

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Twitter Capsule: Bright, fruity palette keeps it bearable, at least in second half. Still: ponderous, charmless, tuneless, miscast.

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Photo © 1967 20th Century Fox

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D+

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
	Best Cinematography: Robert Surtees
	Best Art Direction: Mario Chiari and Jack Martin Smith
	Best Film Editing: Samuel E. Beetley and Marjorie Fowler
	Best Sound
	Best Original Score: Leslie Bricusse
	Best Adaptation or Treatment Score: Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage
★	Best Original Song: "Talk to the Animals"
✓	Best Visual Effects
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
	Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Rex Harrison
✓	Best Supporting Actor: Richard Attenborough
	Best Original Score: Leslie Bricusse
	Best Original Song: "Talk to the Animals"

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