Dr. Strange (1978 film)

Dr. Strange
1987 VHS cover art
GenreSuperhero
Based on
Doctor Strange
by
Written byPhilip DeGuere
Directed byPhilip DeGuere
Starring
Music byPaul Chihara
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Alex Beaton
  • Philip DeGuere
  • Gregory Hoblit
CinematographyEnzo A. Martinelli
EditorChristopher Nelson
Running time93 minutes[1]
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 6, 1978 (1978-09-06)
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Dr. Strange is a 1978 American superhero television film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character of the same name, co-created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee. Philip DeGuere directed the film and wrote it specifically for television, and produced the film along with Alex Beaton and Gregory Hoblit.[1] Stan Lee served as a consultant on the film, which was created as a pilot for a proposed television series.[2] Dr. Strange stars Peter Hooten in the title role, along with Jessica Walter, Eddie Benton, Clyde Kusatsu, Philip Sterling, and John Mills. The film aired on September 6, 1978, in a two-hour block from 8pm to 10pm on CBS,[3] the same network that, at that time, aired The Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk; CBS did not pick up Dr. Strange as a series.

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  2. ^ "MARVEL IN THE 1970'S: DR STRANGE AND CAPTAIN AMERICA". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "The "Magic" of Video - Part I-A: DR. STRANGE - the 1978 TV Movie Promos, Design Art and Swag". Sanctum Sanctorum Comix. January 25, 2009. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.