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Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks

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19655.71h 22m

Overview

Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.

Directed by Gordon Flemyng
Written by Milton Subotsky, Terry Nation
Produced by Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
Box OfficeBudget: $500K0

Top Cast

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Doctor Who

Roy Castle

Roy Castle

Ian Chesterton

Jennie Linden

Jennie Linden

Barbara

Roberta Tovey

Roberta Tovey

Susan

Barrie Ingham

Barrie Ingham

Alydon

Michael Coles

Michael Coles

Ganatus

Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

Temmosus

Y

Yvonne Antrobus

Dyoni

J

John Bown

Antodus

M

Mark Peterson

Elyon

Themes & Keywords

time traveltime machinealien planetcampytardisdalektechniscope

About Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks is a adventure, family, science fiction film released in 1965 exploring themes of time travel, time machine, alien planet, campy, tardis, dalek. Directed by Gordon Flemyng, it stars Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden. Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.

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