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7.4/10   361 votes
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Director:
Don Chaffey
Writers:
Eleanor Atkinson (book)
Robert Westerby (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 July 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Drama more
Tagline:
The true story of a dog.
Plot:
Scotland 1865. An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A Quiet Classic more (10 total)

Cast

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Donald Crisp ... James Brown
Laurence Naismith ... Mr. Traill
Alex Mackenzie ... Old Jock
Duncan Macrae ... Sgt. Davie Maclean
Gordon Jackson ... Farmer
Freda Jackson ... Old woman caretaker
Joyce Carey ... First Lady
Jameson Clark ... Constable
Bruce Seton
Hamish Wilson ... Hamish
Andrew Cruickshank ... Lord Provost
Rosalie Crutchley ... Farmer's wife
Moultrie Kelsall ... Magistrate
Vincent Winter ... Tammy
Jack Lambert ... Doctor
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:87 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:G | Australia:G | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more
Company:
Walt Disney Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Being a dog, Bobby couldn't be buried in consecrated ground in the Kirkyard. Instead, he is buried under a triangular area of land just inside the Kirkyard gates; a little distance from the grave of Auld Jock. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Greyfriars Bobby (2005) more

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A Quiet Classic, 4 September 2007
10/10
Author: dsayne from Kentucky, USA

Watching this for the first time in nearly forty years I was prepared for a nice little animal show the likes of which Disney studios were well known for. I expected a pleasant, well made, but mostly average little movie. Instead I found an artfully rendered film; calm but powerful, subtle and deep. The look of the film is surprisingly gritty and realistic, with the only complaint that anyone could raise being that the children were perhaps a tad too clean. The characterizations are top notch, even the children! There's not a faker in the bunch! They are wholly believable. The pace of the film is steady, never rushed, never slow, and lends a sense of real time passing. Even though most adults will easily predict the ultimate outcome, they will not be bored or disappointed as it unfolds. This is the kind of film that should be required watching in elementary schools instead of some that are. There is much to learn here: of how people in a particular place and time lived, of human nature and interpersonal relationships, of responsibility and initiative. Parents be confident showing this to your children. Adults be amazed at how good a G-rated family film can be. My comment upon viewing the conclusion in my own living room, "Remarkable!"

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