Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966 1h 21m EN

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Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the Daleks have conquered Earth! The metal fiends have devastated entire continents and turned the survivors into Robomen.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Cushing
Doctor Who
Bernard Cribbins
Tom Campbell
Ray Brooks
David
Andrew Keir
Wyler
Roberta Tovey
Susan
Jill Curzon
Louise
Godfrey Quigley
Dortmun
Roger Avon
Wells

Credits

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Director: Gordon Flemyng
Writers: Milton Subotsky, Terry Nation
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Doctor Who (Peter Cushing) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gordon Flemyng, shot by John Wilcox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill McGuffie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ann Chegwidden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Peter Cushing and Bernard Cribbins and Ray Brooks carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Gordon Flemyng directs. John Wilcox behind the camera. Bill McGuffie scores. Ann Chegwidden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
360 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Doctor Who (Peter Cushing) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Gordon Flemyng, shot by John Wilcox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bill McGuffie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ann Chegwidden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Peter Cushing and Bernard Cribbins and Ray Brooks carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0060278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "future", "london, england", "time travel", "time machine".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Wilcox
Original score: Bill McGuffie
Editing: Ann Chegwidden
Makeup / hair: Bunty Phillips
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $800,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)

Part of

Doctor Who (Peter Cushing) Collection

Dr. Who is a character based on the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who. Although based on the Doctor who appears in the TV series, the film version of the character is fundamentally different. The character, portrayed by the actor Peter Cushing, appeared in two films made by AARU Productions: Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), which was based on the televised serial The Daleks (1963), and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966), based on The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964). Plans for a third film, to be based on the serial The Chase (1965), were abandoned following the poor box office reception of the second film.

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CinemaSerf2022-07-11
★ 7/10
A much better cinematic outing for Peter Cushing as the intrepid time traveller. This time he ends up having to try to defeat an invasion by the Daleks in what's left of 2150s London. Bernard Cribbins provides the comedy foil as our intrepid team join the resistance fighters trying to stop the Earth's core from being magnetised and the planet used as a spaceship for our tinned foes. Ray Brooks, Shiela Steafel and Andrew Keir help keep this sci-fi adventure ticking along and Philip Madoc is good as the collaborator. The special effects are better than you might expect. Spielberg it isn't, but for us Brits brought up on this kind of television, it's still fun to watch and it has plenty of action.

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