Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
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Directed by Joseph McGrath
Written by
Produced by Walter Shenson
Starring
Narrated by Ted Key
Cinematography Harry Waxman
Edited by Jim Connock
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • December 6, 1973 (1973-12-06)
(UK) [1]
  • May 10, 1974 (1974-05-10)
(US)
Running time
88 min
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World is a 1973 British children's fantasy-adventure comedy film starring Jim Dale, and directed by Joseph McGrath. [2] A large supporting cast of British movie stalwarts includes Spike Milligan, Angela Douglas, Norman Rossington, Milo O'Shea, Dinsdale Landen and Victor Spinetti. [3] The production included composer Edwin Astley and cinematographer Harry Waxman. [2] The film was based on the 1960 novel The Biggest Dog in the World by Ted Key. [4]

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The film starred Fernville Lord Digby in the title role. Digby was then the reigning Dulux Old English Sheepdog; the company using the breed since 1961 in their advertisements that led to the breed's popularity around the world. [5]

Plot

Accident-prone Jeff works at a NATO research facility as an animal behaviourist. He steals a tiny amount of Project X, but an Old English Sheepdog accidentally drinks it. X is a liquid growth formula (a form of experimental fertilizer) and Digby expands to gigantic proportions.

Authorities and scientists scramble to find a way to shrink Digby back to normal size before he causes more destruction. Throughout the film, Digby’s innocent nature and comedic antics make him a charming character despite his colossal size, finally at the end the file his is given an antidote to shrink him back to his normal size.

Cast

Notes

  1. ↑ Malcolm, Derek (6 December 1973). "Not-so-cheapskate". The Guardian. p. 14; "Theatres, Cinemas, Art Galleries". The London Daily Telegraph. 6 December 1973. p. 27.
  2. 1 2 "Digby the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)". Archived from the original on 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) - Joseph McGrath - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ↑ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN   9781317740636 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Video: Dulux dog returns to TV screens for first time in a decade". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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