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1965·Adventure·1h 22m
6.9
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
time travel
time machine
alien planet
campy
tardis
dalek
techniscope

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
Mike Reid
Mike Reid
Thal (uncredited)
Bryan Hands
Bryan Hands
Dalek Operator
Gerald Taylor
Gerald Taylor
Dalek Operator
David Graham
David Graham
Dalek Voices (uncredited)
Peter Hawkins
Peter Hawkins
Dalek Voices (uncredited)

Crew

Sydney Newman
Sydney Newman
Creator
Gordon Flemyng
Gordon Flemyng
Director
Milton Subotsky
Milton Subotsky
Screenplay
Milton Subotsky
Milton Subotsky
Producer
William Constable
William Constable
Art Direction
David Whitaker
David Whitaker
Additional Writing
Barry Gray
Barry Gray
Music
Terry Nation
Terry Nation
Original Story

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Golgo
Golgo
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Roy Castle is so annoying as Ian wasting a whole minute of the short runtime to have a boring comedic relief bit at the door... after we already had a joke with him and a door ten minutes before but oh well this films good anyways
Roy Castle is so annoying as Ian wasting a whole minute of the short runtime to have a boring comedic relief bit at the door... after we already had a joke with him and a door ten minutes before but oh well this films good anyways
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Sarah
Sarah
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Watched for Honey, I Shrunk the Watchlist Challenge letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/honey-i-shrunk-the-watchlist-2026-edition/

8/35: Watch a movie from the 1960s
Watched for Honey, I Shrunk the Watchlist Challenge letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/honey-i-shrunk-the-watchlist-2026-edition/

8/35: Watch a movie from the 1960s
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Gamias
Gamias
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Where is the Doctor and who are these losers pretending to be the Daleks
Where is the Doctor and who are these losers pretending to be the Daleks
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Crashcam
Crashcam
Dr. Who and the Daleks
I was actually rather excited to watch this, and by the time I got to the end I was just bored and vastly disappointed.

I wasn’t expecting phenomenal things, but I was hoping it would still carry some of the whimsy and joy that Classic Who itself does, but I just didn’t get any of that from this which only further sets it apart from the cannon of the show.

Peter Cushing did a great job with what he had, but the idea of making the Doctor (or sorry Dr. Who) purely the eccentric mad scientist and only that, not the moody wizard alien as well, really takes a toll on the character.
I was actually rather excited to watch this, and by the time I got to the end I was just bored and vastly disappointed.

I wasn’t expecting phenomenal things, but I was hoping it would still carry some of the whimsy and joy that Classic Who itself does, but I just didn’t get any of that from this which only further sets it apart from the cannon of the show.

Peter Cushing did a great job with what he had, but the idea of making the Doctor (or sorry Dr. Who) purely the eccentric mad scientist and only that, not the moody wizard alien as well, really takes a toll on the character.
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desro
desro
Dr. Who and the Daleks
The plot wasn’t really translated well from tv to film and the Daleks are more silly than scary but considering it was 1965 this was very cool.
The plot wasn’t really translated well from tv to film and the Daleks are more silly than scary but considering it was 1965 this was very cool.
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