Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)


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Released in 1965, Dr. Who and the Daleks was the first feature film based on the Doctor Who television series. Adapted from the serial, "The Daleks," the colour film stars Peter Cushing as a human scientist named Dr. Who who invents the TARDIS and takes his companions on a journey to the planet Skaro, where they help the peace-loving Thals battle the evil Daleks.

Synopsis
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Plot
Accidentally thrown together in an adventure of a lifetime, Dr. Who (Peter Cushing), his granddaughters, and their friend Ian cross the intergalactic universe in the Doctor's new invention, the T.A.R.D.I.S., his space and time machine. Landing unsuspectingly on Planet Skaro, here they meet the kind and placid Thals, who are under the mortal fear of the dreaded Daleks. Deadly mutants living inside their metal casings and killing everything that crosses their path. Here is the battle of the Daleks vs. the Thals, for the Doctor has stumbled across a war that not only bravery and cunning can win the day but sacrifice that is a price never too high to pay for the freedom of the galaxy.

Cast

 * Dr. Who - Peter Cushing
 * Ian Chesterton - Roy Castle
 * Barbara - Jennie Linden
 * Susan - Roberta Tovey
 * Alydon - Barrie Ingham
 * Ganatus - Michael Coles
 * Temmosus - Geoffrey Toone
 * Elydon - Mark Peterson
 * Antodus - John Brown
 * Dyoni - Yvonne Antrobus
 * Thals - John Brown, Ken Garady, Martin Grace, Nicholas Head, Mike Lennox, Jane Lumb, Virgina Tyler, Bruce Wells, Gary Wyler, Sharon Young
 * Dalek Operators - Bruno Castagnoli, Michael Dillon, Brian Hands, Robert Jewel, Kevin Manser, Eric McKay, Len Saunders, Gerald Taylor

Uncredited

Dalek Voices - David Graham, Peter Hawkins

Crew

 * Music - Barry Gray, Malcolm Lockyer
 * Cinematography - John Wilcox
 * Editing - Oswald Hafenrichter

Story Notes

 * Several of the Dalek props were purchased by the BBC and appear in DW: The Chase, as it was broadcast before the cinematic release of this film, the Dalek movie props were seen on TV before they were seen in the cinemas.
 * The Daleks were proposed to have flame throwers, however this was vetoed, the reason for the need to have anything is that the negative effect of the Dalek's weapons could not be achieved on film.

Myths

 * After The First Doctor regenerated people believed that Dr. Who was just a future or past incarnation of the Doctor- Dr.Who wasn't because he was a human

Filming Locations

 * Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Plot Holes, Errors and Mistakes

 * In the scene where Dr. Who puts the real Dalek creature to ground, it seems to that in this movie real Dalek creature has a Humanoid-like green hands with 3 fingers.This happened years before the Daleks became more advanced and so might have changed over the years.
 * What need would the Daleks have of a staircase next to their water supply pipe, as they can't use stairs?
 * The Daleks' lights flash indiscriminately and do not match the voice. And why do their lights flash when they are NOT speaking as well? People could get confused which dalek was speaking.
 * Why do the Daleks have lava lamps in the control room? How do we know they not lava lamps, they could be something else

Continuity

 * ST: The House on Oldark Moor occurs after this film but before Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD.

DVD, Video and Other Releases
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Novelisations
No novelisation based upon the film script was ever published, however the original teleplay, The Daleks, was adapted as Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker, published by Frederick Muller in late 1964. Later, when the book was republished by Target Books, it was retitled Doctor Who and the Daleks.

Comic book adaptation
Dr. Who and the Daleks was adapted as an American comic book by Dell Publishing in 1966 (the year the film was released in the US). The comic book featured artwork by Dick Giordano and was the first US comic book appearance of anything connected to the Doctor Who franchise.