Dr. Strange (1978 film)

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Dr. Strange
Directed by Philip DeGuere
Produced by Alex Beaton
Philip DeGuere
Gregory Hoblit
Written by Comic Book:
Steve Ditko
Stan Lee
Screenplay:
Philip DeGuere
Starring Peter Hooten
Clyde Kusatsu
Anne-Marie Martin
Music by Paul Chihara
Cinematography Enzo A. Martinelli
Editing by Christopher Nelson
Running time 93 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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Dr. Strange is a made-for-TV movie based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Dr. Strange, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. It was both directed and written by Philip DeGuere. Stan Lee served as a consultant on the film, which was created as a pilot for a proposed TV series.

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A young woman named Clea Lake becomes a pawn of the Sorceress Morgan LeFay (from the legends of King Arthur). The primary defender of our world against threats of a magical nature, the Sorcerer Supreme, is presently a man named Thomas Lindmer (a scramble of Merlin). He and his man-servant Wong contact a psychiatrist named Stephen Strange, who is the heir to his father's potential to become Lindmer's disciple and the next Sorcerer Supreme. Strange bears his father's magical ring as a sign of this, and he has already sensed something wrong, but does not recognize the importance of these feelings of apprehension. Lindmer must convince Strange of the reality of the mystical world werein the battle between good and evil is played out on a magical level, all unbeknownst to the mundane world, to save Clea and thwart Morgan's plans.

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List of live action television programs based on Marvel Comics