Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
4.5
1979
2 hr 30 min
Adventure
, Drama
, Action
, Science Fiction
, TV Movie
The final segment of the Key to Time is at the heart of a devastating war between neighbouring planets Atrios and Zeos. The Fourth Doctor discovers that a sinister entity is manipulating events and the cost of obtaining the final segment may be more personal than he imagined.
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- Cast：
- Tom Baker , Mary Tamm , John Leeson , John Woodvine , Lalla Ward , Davyd Harries , Susan Skipper
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Reviews
Sadly Over-hyped
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
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Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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