| Record Number |
804831 |
| Title |
Greyfriars Bobby [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
South Yarra, Victoria : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2010]. |
| ©2018. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 DVD-video (approximately 87 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Series |
Disney family classics |
| Contents note |
Originally produced: 1961. |
| "The inspiring true story of one dog's extraordinary devotion!"--Container. |
| Based on a story by Eleanor Atkinson. |
| Creation Note |
Screenplay by Robert Westerby ; Directed by Don Chaffey. |
| Performer note |
Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Alex Mackenzie, Kay Walsh. |
| Summary Note |
Based on the story about a Skye terrier named Bobby who patiently waited for his master Old Jock. Story of devotion for dog lovers. |
| Scotland, 1865. An old shepherd and his little Skye Terrier Bobby 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 has to be done. |
| Target audience note |
Rated: G - General. |
| Language note |
In English, German, Italian. Subtitles in English, Danish, German, Italian, Dutch, Finnish. [CC] English captions for the deaf or hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Greyfriars Bobby (Dog) -- Juvenile films |
| Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile films |
| Dogs -- Juvenile films |
| Loyalty -- Juvenile films |
| Scotland -- 19th century -- Juvenile films |
| Children's films. |
| Feature films. |
| Added Author |
Westerby, Robert screenwriter. |
| Chaffey, Don, 1917-1990 film director. |
| Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974 actor. |
| Naismith, Laurence, 1908- actor. |
| Walsh, Kay actor. |
| Atkinson, Eleanor, 1863-1942 Greyfriars Bobby. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD JF GREY |
