The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 — one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789. The travellers become involved with an escape chain rescuing prisoners from the guillotine and get caught up in the machinations of an English undercover spy, James Stirling — alias Lemaitre, governor of the Conciergerie prison.
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964) is a science fiction, action, adventure, drama, history and tv movie film directed by Henric Hirsch, released on September 12, 1964 with a runtime of 2h 30m. It stars William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 8 ratings.
William Hartnell
as The Doctor
Carole Ann Ford
as Susan Foreman
Jacqueline Hill
as Barbara Wright
William Russell
as Ian Chesterton
Keith Anderson
as Robespierre
Jack Cunningham
as Jailer
Jeffry Wickham
as Webster
Neville Smith
as D'Argenson
Laidlaw Dalling
as Rouvray
Peter Walker
as Small Boy
James Cairncross
as Lemaitre
Roy Herrick
as Jean
Directed by Henric Hirsch, written by Dennis Spooner and David Whitaker, produced by Verity Lambert.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 8 ratings.
Aside from a bit of a moral conundrum about how time travel might present a dilemma for people who might be able to use their knowledge to affect the future, this is just a rather clunky drama that gives the crew of the TARDIS an excuse to dress up in red, white and blue and play a game of "French Revolution". No sooner have they left their blue box than they are arrested and it falls to the "Doctor" (William…
Reviewed on July 8, 2024
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The main cast of Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964) includes William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell and Keith Anderson. The film was directed by Henric Hirsch. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror was released on September 12, 1964 and runs for 2h 30m.
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 8 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction, action and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
