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Cast
Patrick Troughton
as The Doctor
Frazer Hines
as Jamie McCrimmon
Wendy Padbury
as Zoe Heriot
David Savile
as Lt Carstairs
Jane Sherwin
as Lady Jennifer Buckingham
Noel Coleman
as General Smythe
Richard Steele
as Commandant Gorton
Terence Bayler
as Major Barrington
Hubert Rees
as Captain Ransom
David Valla
as Lieutenant Crane
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1969
Runtime4h 00m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction, Drama, Adventure
Votes10
DirectorDavid Maloney
WritersTerrance Dicks, Malcolm Hulke
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDoctor Who: The War Games
About Doctor Who: The War Games
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...
Directed by David Maloney, Doctor Who: The War Games leans on a strong ensemble — Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 1969.
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