The war of the worlds / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Barrâe Lyndon ; produced by George Pal ; directed by Byron Haskin.

The war of the worlds / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Barrâe Lyndon ; produced by George Pal ; directed by Byron Haskin.

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A Martian spacecraft lands near the small southern California city of Linda Rosa. Disaster ensues.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970 (Composer)
Contributors:	Haskin, Byron, 1899-1984 (Director), Pal, George (Producer), Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972 (Screenwriter), Barry, Gene (Actor), Robinson, Ann, 1929- (Actor), Tremayne, Les (Actor), Cornthwaite, Robert, 1917-2006 (Actor), Giglio, Sandro, 1900-1979 (Actor), Martin, Lewis, 1894-1969 (Actor), Stevenson, Houseley, 1914-1997 (Actor), Frees, Paul (Actor), Phipps, William, 1922-2018 (Actor), Rich, Vernon, 1906-1978 (Actor), Brandon, Henry, 1912-1990 (Actor), Kruschen, Jack, 1922-2002 (Actor), Barnes, George (Cinematographer), Douglass, Everett (Film editor), Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 (Commentator), Burns, Bob, 1935- (Commentator), Warren, Bill, 1943- (Commentator), Dante, Joe (Commentator), Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Corporate Contributors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation., Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, ©2005.
Edition:	Special collector's ed.
Subjects:	Wells, H. G. > (Herbert George), > 1866-1946 > Film adaptations. Martians > Drama. Human-alien encounters > Drama. Space warfare > Drama.
Local Note:	Emerson College: Gift of Charles L. Hoyt.

Description
Summary:	A Martian spacecraft lands near the small southern California city of Linda Rosa. Disaster ensues.
Item Description:	Based on the novel: The war of the worlds / by H.G. Wells. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953. Special features: optional audio commentary by actors Ann Robinson and Gene Barry; optional audio commentary by film director Joe Dante, film historian Bob Burns, and author (of "Keep watching the skies!") Bill Warren; "The sky is falling! : making 'The war of the worlds'" featurette; "H.G. Wells : the father of science fiction" featurette; original theatrical trailer; "The war of the worlds" episode of the radio program "Mercury Theatre on the air" (originally broadcast on Oct. 30, 1938).
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, NTSC; full screen format; Dolby digital 2.0 surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in English or French.
Audience:	MPAA rating: G.
Awards:	Oscar Winner, Best Special Effects, 1953.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, George Barnes ; edited by Everett Douglas ; music score by Leith Stevens.
ISBN:	1415711666 9781415711668
Participant or Performer:	Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Bob Cornthwaite, Sandro Giglio, Lewis Martin, Housely Stevenson Jr., Paul Frees, Bill Phipps, Vernon Rich, Henry Brandon, Jack Kruschen. Commentary by Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
Language:	In English or dubbed French, with optional English subtitles. Closed-captioned.