Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
	Film poster
Directed by	Joseph McGrath
Written by	Charles Isaacs; Ted Key (novel); Michael Pertwee;
Produced by	Walter Shenson
Starring	Jim Dale; Angela Douglas; Spike Milligan;
Narrated by	Ted Key
Cinematography	Harry Waxman
Edited by	Jim Connock
Music by	Edwin Astley
Production; company	Walter Shenson Films
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox (UK); Cinerama Releasing Corporation (US);
Release dates	December 6, 1973; (UK); May 10, 1974; (US)
Running time	88 min
Countries	United Kingdom; United States
Language	English

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]

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.

Cast

Jim Dale - Jeff Eldon
Angela Douglas - Janine
Spike Milligan - Dr. Harz
John Bluthal - Jerry
Milo O'Shea - Dr. Jameson
Norman Rossington - Tom
Richard Beaumont - Billy White
Dinsdale Landen - Colonel Masters
Garfield Morgan - Rogerson
Victor Spinetti - Professor Ribart
Harry Towb - Ringmaster
Kenneth J. Warren - General Frank
Bob Todd - The Great Manzini
Molly Urquhart - Aunt Ina
Frank Thornton - Estate Agent
Victor Maddern - Dog Home Manager
Sheila Steafel - Control Operator

Notes

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Digby the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)". Archived from the original on 18 July 2016.
^ "Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) - Joseph McGrath - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
^ "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.

External links

[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.

[bfi-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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