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Dr. Who and the Daleks

1965 · 82 min

A bright, cheerful Saturday-matinee romp through colourful alien sets, with stiff monsters and a genial inventor making it feel like a children's adventure serial.

Tagline
Now on the Big Screen in COLOUR!
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • family
  • freedom
  • technology
Places
  • space
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, family, science fiction
Directed by
Gordon Flemyng
Written by
Milton Subotsky
Starring
Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey, Barrie Ingham, Michael Coles, Geoffrey Toone, Yvonne Antrobus
Music
Malcolm Lockyer
Cinematography
John Wilcox
Runtime
82 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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