A Dog of Flanders (1959 film) A Dog of Flanders (1959 film) A Dog of Flanders is a 1960 American drama film directed by James B. Clark, with stars David Ladd, Donald Crisp and Theodore Bikel. It is based on the 1872 novel of the same name by Ouida. It was released on March 17, 1960 by 20th Century Fox in CinemaScope and Color by De Luxe The film has a happy ending for the boy and his dog. "Patrasche" is played by Spike the Mastador, best known for playing the title character in Old Yeller. Robert L. Lippert enjoyed success with a children's film starring
A Boy and His Dog (1975 film) the main theme. Latin American composer Jaime Mendoza-Nava provided the music for the Topeka underground segment. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 75% approval rating based on 32 reviews and an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus states: "An offbeat, eccentric black comedy, "A Boy and His Dog" features strong dialogue and an oddball vision of the future." Roger Ebert of "The Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film a mixed 2.5 stars out of a possible 4 in his contemporary review, writing that Ellison's novella "seemed almost to defy filming" but nonetheless Jones managed to offer "a sort of