Today marks the 50th anniversary of the release of AARU Productions of
'DR WHO AND THE DALEKS' starring Peter Cushing as Dr Who, supported by
Roy Castle, Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey. The film is based on the
second serial of the British science fiction Doctor Who television
programme, The Daleks, produced by the BBC. Shot in Technicolor, it is
the first Doctor Who story to be made in colour and in a widescreen
format.
Peter Cushing's portrayal of Dr Who was never intended
to form part of the ongoing storylines of the television series. His
role in neither this film or sequel, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD are
not considered canon. Elements from the programme were used, however,
such as various characters, the Daleks and a police box time machine,
albeit in re-imagined forms.
Produced by Milton Subotsky and his partner, Max Rosenberg who formed
Amicus Productions in the early 1960's, Dr Who and the Daleks production
was managed by an off shoot company AARU, specifically form for the two
Dr Who enterprises.The film was at the time, the twentieth biggest
British box office moneymaker in 1965.
Good old fashioned family entertainment, from a more innocent time, Dr
Who and the Daleks celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the day of it's
cinema release in the UK today!
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