7 Faces of Dr. Lao

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pdw_ART_&_MusiC O @pphilipp 1d One of the top films of my childhood which I loved in every possible way! After many decades I finally watched it again and fully understand why I have such great memories of it. This is a very magical film which hardly fits in any established category. See more Elwell D Nov 23 A delightful tale from a time when innocence was wonderfully presented from cleverly crafted scripts. See more Simon T 03/08/2024 One of the oddest of George Pal's features. His final film sees Tony Randall as the enigmatic travelling Chinaman who arrives in the Western town of Abalone and conjures up a circus in order to shake up the local citizens, not least a crook who plans to defraud them all. The best elements - William Tuttle's make-up, Leigh Harline's music - are rather overshadowed by the boring subplots and extended whimsy, but it's still an interesting coda to the Hungarian Pal's career. See more jamisean S 01/14/2024 Movie is quirky, bizarre and delightful. A little ahead of its time. Shows Tony Randall's talent. Barbara Eden is talented and adds beauty, sex appeal and a soft touch (who doesn't love Ms. Eden in anything). Threads magic, fantasy, wonder, quirky characters and life's questions into a western theme- which is what makes it different and fun to watch. currently on TCM. See more Rich J 10/14/2023 Probably not conforming to modern views on racial stereotyping; it is a thoroughly enjoyable light relief movie. No car chases, explosions but some very dated special effects which add to the whimsy. You know it is a fish tale when you see it is set in abalone. Glorious fun. See more richard m 11/02/2022 Tony Randall is absolutely amazing in his multiple roles here. The kindness and wisdom on full display makes this movie a 10 in my book. Those with a short attention span may miss its subtle nuggets of truth, and complain that it's "cheesy." Just as many in the audience at Dr. Lao's circus miss what the wise old soul is trying to teach them through his various incarnations. Ultimately though the good doctor is successful in bringing about the needed change in people's hearts. If only we could get a modern-day Dr. Lao to bring about change in our current divisive politics of hatred. When the world doesn't always cooperate, it's refreshing to escape to a fantasy movie that takes poetic license to give us a kinder world. See more Read all reviews

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