I was prompted to see this after reading Pictures at the Revolution about the important year of 1967. I'd read a lot about Doolittle before in books like The Studio and The Hollywood Hall of Shame - dealing with temperamental Rex Harrison, and hiring then firing Sammy Davis Jnr and Sidney Poitier, and having trouble with animals and filming in England, St Lucia and Hollywood.
There was nothing wrong with the idea for this film and Rex Harrison was the perfect star. Some of the songs are charming.
It's beautifully shot by Robert Surtees. Anthony Newley and Samantha Eagger look their parts and Richard Attenbrough and Peter Bull are fun.
It's just too long for the story -which is far too slight.
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