Dr. Who and The Daleks
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Actor: Barrie Ingham, Jennie Linden, Peter Cushing, Roberta Tovey, Roy CastleDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Dr. Who and The Daleks
Movie Review: It's a Dalektable lark
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Summary of Dr. Who and The Daleks
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