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Dr. Who and The Daleks |  | Actors: Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey, Barrie Ingham
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
Buy New: $36.93
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 52277
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: ANBD11577D
UPC: 013131157796
EAN: 0013131157796
ASIN: B00005OCK2
Theatrical Release Date: July 1966
Release Date: November 20, 2001
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Product Description
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/11/2008
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In the mid-1960s, with Dalekmania sweeping Britain, BBC TV's Doctor Who materialized on the silver screen. Doctor Who and the Daleks replaced William Hartnell with Peter Cushing and remade the Daleks' TV debut with a much bigger budget in Technicolor and Techniscope. With his two granddaughters, Roberta Tovey and Jennie Linden (and Roy Castle along for comic relief), the Doctor becomes an intermediary in a conflict between the robotic Daleks and angelic Thals on the almost-dead world of Skaro. A huge hit on release, the film remains an enjoyable, well-produced family adventure, though somewhat lacking the menace of the TV original. --Gary S. Dalkin
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 It's a Dalektable lark February 13, 2007
Armchair Pundit (Durham City, England.)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This 1965 film and it's 1966 sequel "Daleks-Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.". Were made cheaply and quickly to capitilise on the immense success the Daleks were having on the kids of Britain at that time.(Myself included)
You could buy Dalek toys, sweets, wallpaper, Pyjamas and slippers, sounds familiar doesn't it?
The reason the Doctor was changed to an eccentric "Professor type" from an Alien were for reasons of simplicity. At that time the Doctor Who TV show was not playing in as many countries as it is now, so no complicated and time consuming back story would be needed.
Plus it made audience identification that much easier with the various members of the cast.
(The only demographical group missing from this Tardis crew is an ethnic one, but it was the much more free sixties afterall.)
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The producers, Subotsky and Rosenberg approached the BBC to see if they could use the TV show's distinctive theme music and opening graphics, but due to the high price the Beeb wanted, that idea was dropped.
This film is an edited version of the first Dalek story shown on TV in 1963, with marginally better production values, and did much better at the box office then the more action orientated sequel.
As a long time Doctor Who fan,(Episode six,Dalek Invasion of Earth, December 1964 was my first episode.), I have to admit the Daleks in these films are a long way more visually impressive then they were on the TV show.
Happy memories, I can still remember my Mother taking me to the Pictures to see this Movie and the sequel.
Both films were made for a family audience, so get a big tub of popcorn, lower the lights, and watch them with your children!
(To see who the real stars are in this film notice the size of text "Doctor Who" get's compared to "The Daleks" on my house poster picture!)
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Who-Trek connections:~ The actor Barry Ingham who plays Alydon the Thal in this film, plays Danilo O'Dell in the second season Star Trek next generation story, Up the long ladder.
Cushing Rocks! February 9, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of the TV series then you are bound to love this COLOUR adaptation of one of the series' most important stories. The theme familiar to fans of the TV show is saddly missing (due to contractual difficulties) but the story is basically the same. Peter Cushing as the Doctor gives a new dimension to the role. The colours are very rich and striking, quite a contrast to the bleakness of the B&W series.
VERY GOOD AS GOOD AS STAR TREK ITS AMERICAN COUNTERPART. January 31, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I SAW THIS FILM MANY YEARS AGO IN ENGLAND AND I THOUGHT THAT PETER CUSHING MADE A VERY GOOD DR. FOR ANYONE WHO SAW THE SERIS IN ENGLAND AND REMEMBER WHEN THEY(THE BBC) TOOK IT OF THE AIR AND HOW YOU(I) FELT ABOUT IT (VERY VERY UPSET). I HEARD A WHILE BACK THAT IT MAY BE COMMING BACK I DONT KNOW HOW TRUE THAT IS BUT IF IT IS I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING IT HERE IN AMERICA ANY THANK YOU FOR THIS(LETTING ME VOICE MY OPINION.
Great Fun! May 22, 2000
al ellefson
Look, I don't care what all these "whovians" (?) say; this old Brit S-F chestnut is priceless fun. From the opening scene-- where the good doctor is seen gasping over a DAN DARE comic-- this movie will hook any fan of Sci-fi goofiness. The story is actually pretty good-- in a cliffhanger serial sort of way-- it just requires a sense of humor. Peter Cushing? Well... how MANY good things can I say?Recommended!
GOOD DOCTOR - GOOD MOVIE! March 25, 2004
Steven Hancock (Winston Salem, NC United States)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Dr. Who and the Daleks" is a fine film version of the television classic! A great addition to anyone's science fiction film collection! Grade: A-
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