Rent Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
3.0 of 5 from 99 ratings
1h 20min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- British film legend Peter Cushing plays everyone's favourite Timelord, and having invented the 'Tardis', a strange machine capable of travelling into other dimensions, the Doctor and his three young accomplices set forth on a quest through time and space. Their journey takes them into the dark, undiscovered depths of the universe and to the planet of Skaro. A primitive world devastated by nuclear war and populated by two warring species, a peaceful tribe known as Thais and a life form heavily mutated by radiation, encased in protective machines. A merciless force of destruction known as The Daleks!
- Actors:
- Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey, Barrie Ingham, Geoffrey Toone, Michael Coles, John Bown, Yvonne Antrobus, Mark Petersen, Ken Garady, Nicholas Head, Mike Lennox, Jack Waters, Virginia Tyler, Jane Lumb, Bruce Wells, Martin Grace, Sharon Young, Gary Wyler
- Directors:
- Gordon Flemyng
- Producers:
- Milton Subotsky, Max Rosenberg
- Voiced By:
- David Graham, Peter Hawkins
- Writers:
- Terry Nation, Milton Subotsky, Sydney Newman, David Whitaker
- Aka:
- Doctor Who and the Daleks
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- People of the Pictures, Remembering Bernard Cribbins, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Ridley Scott
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/05/2013
- Run Time:
- 83 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey
- Dalekmania
- Restoring Dr. Who and The Daleks
- Interview with Author Gareth Owen
- Stills Gallery
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/06/2022
- Run Time:
- 83 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
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Reviews (2) of Dr. Who and the Daleks
Great Children's SciFi - Dr. Who and the Daleks review by GI
Based on the highly popular BBC Children's sci-fi series which at the time of this film's release had only been made in black & white so this technicolor film was therefore a big hit with it's fans. William Hartnell, the then TV Doctor, was disappointed not to be given the role for the film which went to Peter Cushing who was more well known for US audiences. As fans will know the later TV scripts for the series have the Doctor as a time travelling alien but in the original and first series and this film he's a sort of bumbling Edwardian inventor who has cobbled together his time machine, called TARDIS. On TV he's always referred to as just The Doctor but in this screen version he is actually called Dr Who, which does jar a little if you have been bought up watching the series. That aside here we have Roy Castle playing the hapless boyfriend Ian of the Doctor's granddaughter, Barbara (Jennie Linden). He's the comedy element of the film and whilst being given a tour of the TARDIS he trips on the controls sending them all, including younger granddaughter Susan (Roberta Tovey), off to a desolate planet where they have to help peaceful Ziggy Stardust lookalike humanoids deal with the evil metal encased Daleks. The budget was clearly small and the sets are all tissue paper and string and the story has holes galore but this is clearly designed for children with much of the action and horror elements toned down to please the censor. It's all good fun and worth seeking out if you're a fan of the newer TV incarnations of the Doctor. It's recently been restored for BluRay and 4k UHD so is available if you have fond memories and want a a little nostalgia for your early years remembering how much the Daleks were very scary at the time.
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Not the TV version - Dr. Who and the Daleks review by Big Bob
This film has very little to do with the original BBC TV series. The Doctor (in this story he is called "Doctor Who"), is basically an eccentric inventor who has invented the TARDIS (not a wanderer in time and space who has stolen one), and if you are looking to catch up on some classic episodes, or introduce yourself to them, this is not for you (I think the original episodes can be found on the dual feature Doctor Who: The Monsters Collection: The Daleks which was released circa 2013. Go for that, it's much more iconic).
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