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Doctor Who: The War Games (1969): Cast

Doctor Who: The War Games (1969) movie poster

Doctor Who: The War Games is a 1969 sci-fi drama directed by David Maloney, starring Patrick Troughton as The Doctor, Frazer Hines and Vernon Dobtcheff. It runs 4 hours.

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Doctor Who: The War Games (1969) movie poster
Released
Runtime
4h (240 min)
Director
David Maloney
Genres
Sci-Fi , Adventure , Drama
Original language
English
Studio
BBC
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Doctor Who: The War Games About?

The premise of Doctor Who: The War Games without spoilers.

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe materialise on a world, thinking it a World War I battlefield. They discover it is one of many zones ruled by War Lords, who have abducted human soldiers to form a massive army. The scheme is led by the War Chief, a renegade Time Lord, forcing the Doctor to realise he cannot defeat threat alone and that wandering is ending.

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Cast & crew

Doctor Who: The War Games Cast & Characters

Patrick Troughton leads the cast as The Doctor, with Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Vernon Dobtcheff as Chief Scientist. Directed by David Maloney; 39 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Doctor Who: The War Games

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From the director

More from David Maloney

More films directed by David Maloney: Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour, Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin and Doctor Who: Planet of Evil.

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Doctor Who: The War Games Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Doctor Who: The War Games.

Doctor Who: The War Games (DVD Trailer)
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Doctor Who: The War Games Also Known As

Also known as “Los Juegos de Guerra”.

Also known as
  • Los Juegos de Guerra

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Doctor Who: The War Games FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Doctor Who: The War Games, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Doctor Who: The War Games?

Doctor Who: The War Games runs 4 hours (240 minutes).

When was Doctor Who: The War Games released?

Doctor Who: The War Games was released on June 21, 1969.

Who directed Doctor Who: The War Games?

Doctor Who: The War Games was directed by David Maloney.

More films by David Maloney

Who is in the cast of Doctor Who: The War Games?

Doctor Who: The War Games stars Patrick Troughton as The Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Vernon Dobtcheff as Chief Scientist, among 39 credited actors.

Does Doctor Who: The War Games have a post-credit scene?

No. Doctor Who: The War Games has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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