Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV)
1977 · Movie · 143 min. · United Kingdom
A fan-favourite story, mixing elements from Sherlock Holmes, Jack the Ripper, The Phantom of the Opera, Fu Manchu and other myths. The Doctor and Leela find themselves in Victorian London. Girls are being kidnapped off the street, ghosts have been sighted in the opera house and giant rats haunt the sewers. At the centre of the chaos is a mysterious Oriental magician and the man he believes is the god Weng-Chiang. The Doctor uncovers the truth, however -- Weng-Chiang is actually a tyrant from the future whose escape back through time has transformed him into a disfigured monster.
Direction David Maloney
Cast Tom Baker · Louise Jameson · John Bennett · Christopher Benjamin · Michael Spice · Deep Roy · Trevor Baxter · Conrad Asquith · David McKail · Alan Butler · Chris Gannon · Patsy Smart
Soundtrack Dudley Simpson
Screenplay Robert Holmes · Sydney Newman
Cinematography Mike Jefferies · John Mason
Original title Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV)
6.8
36 votes (FilmAffinity)
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