L'Extravagant Docteur Dolittle (1967)
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Un petit port de pêche d'Angleterre, en 1845. Le vétérinaire du village, John Dolittle, passionné d'animaux, a appris le langage de nombre d'entre eux grâce à son perroquet. Il ne recherche pas la compagnie des humains qui le prennent pour un fou. Ayant reçu, en cadeau d'un ami, un lama à deux têtes "Tire-moi, Pousse-moi", il le vend à Albert Blossom, directeur de cirque, pour financer son voyage à la recherche de l'Escargot des Mers. Mais bientôt, il est arrêté et condamné à l'internement par le Juge de Paix, le général Bellowes, pour ses "extravagances". Avec la complicité de Matthew Mug, Tommy Stubbins et Emma Fairfax (nièce du général), il s'évade et prend la mer avec eux. Un naufrage les jette sur le rivage de "l’Ile sous les étoiles", une île flottante en danger : les courants la poussent vers le nord.
Directeur:
Richard Fleischer
écrivain:
Leslie Bricusse
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Rex Harrison as Dr. John Dolittle |
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Samantha Eggar as Emma Fairfax |
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Anthony Newley as Matthew Mugg |
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Richard Attenborough as Albert Blossom |
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Peter Bull as General Bellowes |
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Muriel Landers as Mrs. Blossom |
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William Dix as Tommy Stubbins |
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Geoffrey Holder as William Shakespeare X |
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Portia Nelson as Sarah Dolittle |
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Norma Varden as Lady Fetherington |
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Frank Baker as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Edward Cast as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
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Phyllis Coghlan as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Robert Cole as Roustabout (uncredited) |
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Cyril Cross as Charlie (uncredited) |
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Peter Crowcroft as Assistant Judge (uncredited) |
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John Dolan as Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Jesslyn Fax as Old Woman (uncredited) |
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Arthur Gould-Porter as Sir Rupert (uncredited) |
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Eric Heath as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lars Hensen as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Kendrick Huxham as Elderly Man (uncredited) |
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Theron Jackson as Boy (uncredited) |
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Queenie Leonard as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Frank Radcliffe as Strong Man (uncredited) |
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Jack Raine as Vicar (uncredited) |
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Danny Rees as Juggler (uncredited) |
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Angelo Rossitto as Dwarf (uncredited) |
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Rufus as Dog (uncredited) |
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Ted Stanhope as Assistant Judge (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Steele as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Gilchrist Stuart as The Vicar (uncredited) |
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Ginny Tyler as Polynesia (voice) (uncredited) |
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Bob Winters as Juggler (uncredited) |
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Judy Chapman as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Richard Fleischer | Director |
| Writing | Leslie Bricusse | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hugh Lofting | Novel |
| Production | Arthur P. Jacobs | Producer |
| Production | Mort Abrahams | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Leslie Bricusse | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Editing | Marjorie Fowler | Editor |
| Art | Mario Chiari | Production Design |
| Art | Ed Graves | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Aghayan | Costume Design |
| Production | William Eckhardt | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Jack Stubbs | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Leslie Bricusse | Songs |
| Directing | Richard Lang | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paddy Carpenter | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ray Corbett | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | June Santantonio | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Donovan | Hairstylist |