Greyfriars Bobby
“The True Story of a Dog”
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.
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Cast
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Donald Crisp
James Brown
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Laurence Naismith
Mr. Traill
Known for
The Persuaders!
Jason and the Argonauts
Alex Mackenzie
Old Jock
Known for
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Duncan Macrae
Sgt. Davie Maclean
Known for
Tunes of Glory
Whisky Galore!
Andrew Cruickshank
Lord Provost
Known for
Murder Most Foul
El Cid
Gordon Jackson
Farmer
Known for
Shaka Zulu
The Great Escape
Joan Juliet Buck
Ailie
Known for
Julie & Julia
Rosalie Crutchley
Farmer's Wife
Known for
The Haunting
Smiley's People
Freda Jackson
Caretaker
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
Clash of the Titans
Moultrie Kelsall
Magistrate
Known for
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
The Man Who Never Was
Joyce Carey
First Lady
Known for
Brief Encounter
Blithe Spirit
Vincent Winter
Tammy
Known for
Gorgo
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Don Chaffey Director · Robert Westerby Screenplay Eleanor Atkinson Story
United States release July 17, 1961 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom · Languages English, Italian
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 17, 1961
Theatrical
United States · July 17, 1961
Theatrical
Japan
May 1, 1962 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 15, 2010 · TV · Nederland 3
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