Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

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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.

• Released: 1961-07-17
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 69 votes

Directed by Don Chaffey.

Top cast

• Donald Crisp as James Brown
• Laurence Naismith as Mr. Traill
• Alex Mackenzie as Old Jock
• Duncan Macrae as Sgt. Davie Maclean
• Andrew Cruickshank as Lord Provost
• Gordon Jackson as Farmer
• Joan Juliet Buck as Ailie
• Rosalie Crutchley as Farmer's Wife
• Freda Jackson as Caretaker
• Moultrie Kelsall as Magistrate

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Greyfriars Bobby

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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