Dr. Strange (1978)

Dr. Strange is a 1978 American made-for-television superhero 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.

Stan Lee served as a consultant on the film, which was created as a pilot for a proposed television series.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, 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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