Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)

Director:

Gordon Flemyng

Writers:

Terry Nation (from the B.B.C. Television Serial)
Milton Subotsky (screenplay)
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Release Date:

5 August 1966 (UK)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Daleks' fiendish plot in 2150 against Earth and its people is foiled when Dr. Who and friends arrive from the 20th century and figure it out.

Plot Keywords:

2150s | Doctor Who | Turned Out Pocket | Telephone Booth | Telephone

Cast

Peter Cushing	...	Dr. Who
Bernard Cribbins	...	Tom Campbell
Ray Brooks	...	David
Andrew Keir	...	Wyler
Roberta Tovey	...	Susan
Jill Curzon	...	Louise
Roger Avon	...	Wells
Geoffrey Cheshire	...	Roboman
Keith Marsh	...	Conway
Philip Madoc	...	Brockley
Steve Peters	...	Leader Roboman
Eddie Powell	...	Thompson
Godfrey Quigley	...	Dortmun
Peter Reynolds	...	Man on Bicycle
Bernard Spear	...	Man with Carrier bag
Sheila Steafel	...	Young Woman
Eileen Way	...	Old Woman
Kenneth Watson	...	Craddock
John Wreford	...	Robber
Robert Jewell	...	Leader Dalek Operator

Directed by
Gordon Flemyng

Writing credits
Terry Nation		(from the B.B.C. Television Serial)
Milton Subotsky		(screenplay)
David Whitaker		(additional material)
Sydney Newman		(characters) uncredited

Produced by
Max Rosenberg	....	producer (as Max J. Rosenberg)
Milton Subotsky	....	producer
Joe Vegoda	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bill McGuffie

Cinematography by
John Wilcox		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ann Chegwidden

Art Direction by
George Provis

Set Decoration by
Maurice Pelling

Makeup Department
Bunty Phillips	....	makeup artist
Bobbie Smith	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Ted Wallis	....	production manager
Tony Wallis	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Waye	....	assistant director

Art Department
Bill Waldron	....	construction manager
William Alexander	....	draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Buster Ambler	....	sound recordist (as A. Ambler)
John Cox	....	sound supervisor
John Poyner	....	sound editor
Alan Blay	....	maintenance: sound unit (uncredited)
Peter Dukelow	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ted Samuels	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Gerald Larn	....	matte painter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Harcourt	....	camera operator
Ray Jones	....	camera grip
Maurice Gillett	....	supervising electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jackie Cummins	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Thelma Orr	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Barry Gray	....	composer: electronic music
Bill McGuffie	....	conductor

Other crew
Pamela Davies	....	continuity

Production Companies

• AARU Productions (as An AARU Production)
• British Lion Films (made in association with) (as British Lion Films Limited)
• Amicus Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• Amicus Productions (1966) (UK) (theatrical)
• Continental Distributing (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walter Reade Organization (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Lumiere Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• MTC Video (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1988) (UK) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Daleks Invade Earth 2150 A.D." - USA (TV title)
"Dr. Who: Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." - USA (video title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

AARU Productions

Trivia:

A remake of the 1964 "Doctor Who" (1963) serial "The Dalek Invasion of Earth".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: On the saucer Tom asks the fleeing fighters if they've seen Louise; the last person he asks is a balding man with a green satchel. Behind Tom he stumbles, his satchel hits the wall and he has to stop to collect it.

Quotes:

Dr. Who:Your bomb is designed to slide down this shaft, strike a fracture in the Earth's inner surface, and so release the magnetic core of our planet. But the fracture is near the meeting point of the magnetic influence of the North and South poles. One mistake, one deviation in the aiming of your bomb and enough magnetic energy will be released to destroy you.
Dalek:There will be no mistake! These prisoners are to be exterminated!
Dr. Who:One moment. You must listen to me. If you spare us, I can help you. I can show you how to neutralize this magnetism, so that your plan can be carried out with no danger to yourselves.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "A Whole Scene Going: Episode #1.11" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Fun!

"Daleks' Invasion Earth" carries on a while after "Doctor Who and The Daleks" ended. The Doctor (Peter Cushing) takes his family and a bumbling police detective into London of the year 2150, there they discover the Daleks (Sinister robot trashcans) have taken over the planet and are seeking to remove the core of Earth and replace it with a giant engine. Cheesy, ludicrous and hilarious but it has one up on its TV counterpart in terms of special effects and really showing off a destroyed London. Cushing remains great in the role of the Doctor, everyone else is just padding or Dalek fodder but a wonderful movie for all ages.

8/10