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Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 76% of the 786 1960s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Don ChaffeyDirector
- Robert WesterbyScreenplay
- Francis ChagrinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Donald CrispJames Brown
- Laurence NaismithMr. Traill
- Alex MackenzieOld Jock
- Duncan MacraeSgt. Davie Maclean
- Andrew CruickshankLord Provost
- Gordon JacksonFarmer
- Joan Juliet BuckAilie
- Rosalie CrutchleyFarmer's Wife
- Freda JacksonCaretaker
- Moultrie KelsallMagistrate
- Joyce CareyFirst Lady
- Vincent WinterTammy
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