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Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 2, 1977

Original Title:
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Science Fiction | TV Movie

Production Companies:
BBC

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 150

Overview from TheMovieDB

Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London: young women are going missing, horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames and criminal gangs terrorize the innocent. At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li H'sen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick Mister Sin. The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis, for the Talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.

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Production

Camera Operator:
Fred Hamilton

Costume Design:
John Bloomfield

Director:
David Maloney

Editor:
David Lee

Lighting Director:
Mike Jefferies

Makeup Artist:
Heather Stewart

Original Music Composer:
Dudley Simpson

Producer:
Philip Hinchcliffe

Production Assistant:
Ros Anderson

Production Design:
Roger Murray-Leach

Script Editor:
Robert Holmes

Sound:
John Gatland
Clive Gifford

Special Sound Effects:
Dick Mills

Stunt Coordinator:
Stuart Fell

Visual Effects Designer:
Michealjohn Harris

Writer:
Robert Holmes

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