Il favoloso dottor Dolittle

Titolo originale: Doctor Dolittle
Regia: Richard Fleischer
Anno: 1967
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Musica Famiglia Commedia Fantasy
Tag: england | parrot | musical | vegetarian | victorian england | based on children's book | rainstorm | seal (animal) | talking to animals | shell | 19th century |
Cast: Rex Harrison Samantha Eggar Anthony Newley Richard Attenborough Peter Bull Muriel Landers William Dix Geoffrey Holder Portia Nelson Norma Varden Frank Baker Edward Cast Phyllis Coghlan Robert Cole Cyril Cross Peter Crowcroft John Dolan Jesslyn Fax Arthur Gould-Porter Eric Heath Lars Hensen Kendrick Huxham Theron Jackson Queenie Leonard Frank Radcliffe Jack Raine Danny Rees Angelo Rossitto Rufus Ted Stanhope Geoffrey Steele Gilchrist Stuart Ginny Tyler Bob Winters Judy Chapman

Il dottor Dolittle, stanco di curare gli uomini, si dedica agli animali, dei quali conosce a fondo il linguaggio perché istruito a dovere dal pappagallo Polinesia..

Approfondimenti

Geoffrey Holder (William Shakespeare X) received racist abuse from Rex Harrison's entourage.	D
The animals frequently bit Sir Rex Harrison and several members of the crew.	D
There was a huge outcry when the movie was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar despite having re [...]	D
Hugh Griffith was seriously considered for the role of Albert Blossom. The production team didn [...]	D
Leslie Bricusse was determined to make a good impression with his first screenplay after Alan J [...]	D
The upkeep for the featured creatures averaged $750 per week.	D
Angered by the filmmakers' attempts to enlarge a pond in Castle Combe, Wiltshire, Sir Ranulph F [...]	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Song, Best Original [...]	D
This movie also faced strong competition from Il libro della giungla (1967), which opened the s [...]	D
Samantha Eggar's singing was dubbed by Diana Lee.	D
The younger cast members grew to loathe Rex Harrison for his abuse. They retaliated by antagoni [...]	D
The movie's U.S. premiere, on December 19, 1967, at the Loew's State Theater in New York City, [...]	D
Filming in Castle Combe proved to be problematic. The producers chose to ignore reports of the [...]	D
There were complaints that the songs in the film were unsingable.	D
This movie and Camelot (1967), released two months earlier, are often credited with killing the [...]	D
Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, and David Wayne were considered for Matthew Mugg. Arthur P. Jacobs wan [...]	D
This movie was made in an era when major Hollywood studios annually "lobbied" their thousands o [...]	D
Peter O'Toole expressed an interest in the lead role, but was turned down.	D
The Great Pink Sea Snail was an eight-ton machine that cost more than $65,000.	D
To influence the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members at Oscar nomination time i [...]	D
Anthony Newley was incensed by comments made by Sir Rex Harrison that he deemed anti-Semitic. H [...]	D
Nine separate versions of the soundtrack were commissioned in several languages, with over one [...]	D
Sir Rex Harrison behaved so badly on-set that he was nicknamed "Tyrannosaurus Rex".	D
In his 1993 autobiography, "Just Tell Me When to Cry", director Richard Fleischer devoted an en [...]	D
Sir Rex Harrison was under contract to play the title character. After the original scriptwrite [...]	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to be nominated in any of the writing categor [...]	D
Sir Rex Harrison suggested his friend Dame Maggie Smith for the role of Emma Fairfax. Dame Juli [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 [...]	D
This movie was part of Twentieth Century Fox's attempt to duplicate the success of Tutti insiem [...]	D
Samantha Eggar said of Sir Rex Harrison, "Yes, he was unkind and vitriolic and very mean-spirit [...]	D
The Great Pink Sea Snail scenes were shot in Marigot Bay, Saint Lucia. Enraged locals pelted th [...]	D
No one expected that shooting a scene with ducks swimming in a pond would be difficult. However [...]	D
In the original cut of the movie, Dr. Dolittle (Sir Rex Harrison) and Emma Fairfax (Samantha Eg [...]	D
Following the troubled production of this movie, Arthur P. Jacobs got Twentieth Century Fox to [...]	D
Sir Rex Harrison demanded contradictory re-writes from Leslie Bricusse, made pointless explorat [...]	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to be nominated for Best Actor, or in any of [...]	D
Helen Winston, a producer involved early in the movie's development, sued Twentieth Century Fox [...]	D
The producers felt 58-year-old Rex Harrison was too old to play Dr. Dolittle, but hoped his nam [...]	D
Emma Fairfax and General Bellowes were created for this movie. They didn't appear in any of the [...]	D
Alexander Courage who conducted the orchestra, is famous for composing the music for the origin [...]	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to not be nominated for Best Director.	D
A wet summer in St. Lucia meant swarms of insects, and cast and crew got bites that often becam [...]	D
Producer Arthur P. Jacobs had a heart attack during production.	D
This movie had its official Royal World Charity Premiere on December 12, 1967, at the Odeon Mar [...]	D
"The Reluctant Vegetarian" was one of the hardest scenes to film, mainly because of the number [...]	D
This movie's massive critical and commercial failure effectively ended Sir Rex Harrison's caree [...]	D
Producer Arthur P. Jacobs thought he could interest Sidney Poitier in the role of Bumpo, even h [...]	D
Peter Bull was considered for the role of circus owner Albert Blossom. Sir Richard Attenborough [...]	D
Producer Arthur P. Jacobs tried to get the Sherman Brothers to write songs for the movie, but t [...]	D
As set decorator Stuart A. Reiss recalled in the book "Pictures at a Revolution", the Californi [...]	D
This movie had one of the biggest merchandising tie-in campaigns in Hollywood history. Merchand [...]	D
The hundreds of animals trained in California couldn't be used for location shooting at Castle [...]	D
This movie took over four years to complete.	D
This movie was photographed in 70mm Todd-AO.	D
At 27% "Rotten", this is the film with the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score to earn a Best Picture [...]	D
The first sneak preview, at the Mann Theatre in Minneapolis in September 1967, was a failure. T [...]	D
Sir Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Jack Lemmon, and Sir Peter Ustinov were considered for the le [...]	D
Sir Rex Harrison deliberately ruined filming of a beach scene in which he was not involved by s [...]	D
Two songs were originally written for the movie, and filmed, but didn't make the final cut: "Wh [...]	D
Sir Richard Attenborough got his role as a last-minute replacement.	D
According to Hayley Mill's book, Her sister, Juliet Mills was going to get the part of Emma Fai [...]	D
"Talk to the Animals" is arguably the most well-known song in the movie, and won an Oscar. No o [...]	D
Following the success of My Fair Lady (1964), Twentieth Century Fox originally intended for thi [...]	D
John Huston was considered as director, but producer Arthur P. Jacobs nixed the idea. Vincente [...]	D
One scene required a squirrel to stay still next to Polynesia the Parrot for a few seconds, lon [...]	D
This movie set was no picnic. One of the fawns ate a quart of paint during a scene break, and h [...]	D
CASTLE THUNDER: this can be heard about seven times in this movie. The first time is when it st [...]	D
The movie's appeal as family fare was undermined when the British press drew attention to racis [...]	D
A great deal of advance publicity for the film featured the image of Rex Harrison riding on the [...]	D
The giraffe Sir Rex Harrison rode was named Twigga. Exotic animal trainer Ralph Helfer saddle-b [...]	D
Over 1,200 live animals were used in the movie, including dogs, pigs, birds, and giraffes. A giraffe [...]	D

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When Shelia the fox and her pups are shown, the baby foxes are clearly Chihuahua and Pomeranian pup [...]	D
Matthew Mugg plots to break Dr. Dolittle out of jail by blowing up the road with dynamite. The film [...]	D
The parrot says Jan, 30th 1649 was a Tuesday, it was actually a Saturday.	D
In "I've Never Seen Anything Like It", Doctor Dolittle claims that the Pushmi-Pullyu climbed up and [...]	D
In opening credits, a bactrian camel, with two humps, is in front of the Egyptian pyramids. African [...]	D
When considering ways to change the course of the island, Dr. Dolittle says elephants cannot swim. [...]	D
Due to coastal erosion, Sea Star Island almost certainly wouldn't fit perfectly back into the mainl [...]	D
During "Talk With the Animals" at night, no trees are outside the window. When the sun comes up, a [...]	D
When the pushme-pullyu first appears on camera, there is an obvious split in the middle of its fur. [...]	D
Tokyo is listed among the cities Emma wants to visit in "Fabulous Places". Tokyo was called Edo unt [...]	D
"Sea Star Island" is a floating island with an active volcano. To be active, a volcano must be conn [...]	D
When Matthew and Tommy are dancing across the bridge during, "My Friend The Doctor", the 1st bridge [...]	D
Throughout the film, Stubbins' hair changes very noticeably from neatly trimmed above the ears to q [...]	D
When the dolphin retrieves the doctor's hat, the camera and crew are reflected in the water. [...]	D
When Polynesia firsts teaches Dr Doolittle to say 'Good morning' to Gub-Gub the fishing line used t [...]	D
Blossom says he has been to Istanbul, but the city was called Constantinople until March 28, 1930. [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle escapes to the coast with a seal disguised as his grandmother. Soldiers stop their coa [...]	D
When the Flounder is first sailing, not only are the sails hanging limp, an obvious stirring behind [...]	D
"Fabulous Places" contains a reference to Tasmania, which was called "Van Diemen's Land" until 1856 [...]	D

Frase

Matthew: Eat hearty me lovelies and heaven bless [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: What are we going to do with her i [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: I promise to ask for no special pr [...]	D
Polynesia: I speak over two thousand languages, [...]	D
Tommy Stubbins: Who is John Dolittle? Matthew: [...]	D
Matthew: Well, I'll tell you one thing, Tom, if [...]	D
Willie Shakespeare: We've had lots of shipwrecks [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: I promise to ask for no special pr [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Oh it's from Long Arrow. Matthew: [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Good heavens! I speak pig!	D
Emma Fairfax: If I were his nephew instead of hi [...]	D
Sarah Dolittle: Vicar! What is the problem? Vic [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: No. No. You don't understand, at a [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: There are times when the English a [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: [talking about learning goldfish] [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: I've come to the conclusion, with [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Anyway, we're all safe. That's the [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: [singing] It seems a man can be, A [...]	D
Matthew: He's altogether a marvelous man. And he [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: Rufus was right. He did have six h [...]	D
Matthew: It's against me religion to do anything [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: I do not understand the human race [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Sea Star Island! Oh, it's that flo [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: [consulting a medical book] This f [...]	D
Matthew: You gotta admit, for someone called Fre [...]	D
Matthew: [singing] I'm sure, as I told young Tom [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: Do come on while it's still hot! [...]	D
Sarah Dolittle: I just don't understand the thin [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: We'll play a little game I invente [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: Well, where are we going? Tommy S [...]	D
Matthew: [after the shipwreck when they are lock [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: It must be a near perfect civiliza [...]	D
General Bellowes: There he is. We've caught him [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: Saved all your books, I see. Dr. [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: [singing about why he's a vegetari [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: If one place is as good as any oth [...]	D
Matthew: Thank you, Charlie. May the 17 holy men [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Tell me, Stubbins... what would yo [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: [singing] Autumn comes, Summer die [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Good Morning. Me Doctor Dolittle. [...]	D
Matthew: You should never believe anybody who go [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Did you know that an ant has more [...]	D
Tommy Stubbins: What do you want us to do? Go to [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: [to the pig] Gub-Gub, will you ple [...]	D
General Bellowes: [Rufus the dog has just testif [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Well, it's true/We do not live in [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: What are you trying to say? Dr. D [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: I think I'll start planning my nex [...]	D
Willie Shakespeare: My name is William Shakespea [...]	D
Tommy Stubbins: I was thinking, that if you sold [...]	D
Matthew: I told you 'Flounder' was a terrible na [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: Don't keep interrupting me! Dr. D [...]	D
Charlie: He flew straight into the mast, the cro [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: I must admit, the Sahara is one pl [...]	D
Tommy Stubbins: How did you become a veteran? D [...]	D
Matthew: [after breaking the Doctor out of priso [...]	D
[first lines] Matthew: Will you stop your daydr [...]	D
Sarah Dolittle: There are pigeons in the linen c [...]	D
Emma Fairfax: General Bellowes... Dr. Dolittle: [...]	D
Dr. Dolittle: Oh, look, it's a llama. Come on, b [...]	D

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