Richard Fleischer Director Rex Harrison Doctor John Dolittle Actor Samantha Eggar Emma Fairfax Actor Anthony Newley Matthew Mugg Actor Richard Attenborough Albert Blossom Actor Peter Bull General Bellowes Actor Geoffrey Holder Willie Shakespeare Actor William Dix Tommy Stubbins Actor Portia Nelson Sarah Dolittle Actor Muriel Landers Mrs. Blossom Actor Norma Varden Lady Petherington Actor Hugh Lofting Writer Leslie Bricusse Writer, Original Music Mort Abrahams Associate Producer Arthur P. Jacobs Producer Robert Surtees Cinematographer Samuel E. Beetley Film Editing Marjorie Fowler Film Editing Mario Chiari Production Design Ed Graves Art Director Jack Martin Smith Art Director Stuart A. Reiss Set Decoration Walter M. Scott Set Decoration Ray Aghayan Costume Design Margaret Donovan Hair Stylist Ben Nye Makeup Artist William Eckhardt Unit Production Manager