While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering with time. Who is the mysterious Count Scarlioni? Why does he seem to have counterparts scattered through time? And just how many copies of the Mona Lisa did Leonardo da Vinci paint?
Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) is a comedy, adventure, science fiction and tv movie film directed by Michael Hayes, released on October 20, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Julian Glover and Catherine Schell. Viewers rate it 9.0 out of 10 across 8 ratings.
Tom Baker
as The Doctor
Lalla Ward
as Romana
Julian Glover
as Count Scarlioni / Captain Tancredi / Scaroth
Catherine Schell
as Countess
Tom Chadbon
as Duggan
David Graham
as Kerensky / Hermann
Pamela Stirling
as Louvre Guide
Peter Halliday
as Soldier
John Cleese
as Art Gallery Visitor
Eleanor Bron
as Art Gallery Visitor
Directed by Michael Hayes, written by David Fisher, Douglas Adams and Graham Williams, produced by Graham Williams.
Average viewer score of 9.0/10 from 8 ratings.
Every now and again, the BBC managed to draft in some heavyweights onto it's flagship "Dr. Who" series and this one is amongst the best. We get a clue of what's to come from the explosive start before the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Romana" (Lalla Ward), who looks like she's just escaped from "St. Trinian's", arrive for a sojourn in Paris. Sitting in a café they experience some sort of time loop, then on a trip to…
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The main cast of Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) includes Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Julian Glover, Catherine Schell and Tom Chadbon. The film was directed by Michael Hayes. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Doctor Who: City of Death was released on October 20, 1979 and runs for 1h 39m.
Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) holds an average rating of 9.0 out of 10 from 8 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, adventure and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
