The war of the worlds, a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Barré Lyndon ; produced by George Pal ; directed by Byron Haskin
Type
Label
The war of the worlds, a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Barré Lyndon ; produced by George Pal ; directed by Byron Haskin
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: G
Main title
The war of the worlds
Oclc number
61267478
Responsibility statement
a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Barré Lyndon ; produced by George Pal ; directed by Byron Haskin
Runtime
85
Summary
A Martian spacecraft lands near the small southern California city of Linda Rosa. Disaster ensues
Table Of Contents
Special features: Commentary by actors Ann Robinson and Gene Barry -- Commentary by film director Joe Dante, film historian Bob Burns and Bill Warren, author of Keep Watching the Skies! -- "The sky is falling: Making The War of the Worlds" -- "H.G. Wells: The father of science fiction" -- The Mercury Theatre on the Air presents The War of the Worlds radio broadcast -- Original theatrical trailer -- Language: English 2.0 surround ; English mono ; French mono -- Subtitles: English
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Barry, Gene
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946
- Stevenson, Houseley, 1914-1997
- Robinson, Ann, 1929-
- Tremayne, Les
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Giglio, Sandro, 1900-1979
- Dante, Joe
- Haskin, Byron, 1899-1984
- Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964
- Barnes, George
- Brandon, Henry, 1912-1990
- Douglass, Everett
- Pal, George
- Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970
- Rich, Vernon, 1906-1978
- Martin, Lewis, 1894-1969
- Frees, Paul
- Warren, Bill, 1943-
- Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972
- Kruschen, Jack, 1922-2002
- Burns, Bob, 1935-
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Cornthwaite, Robert, 1917-2006
- Phipps, William, 1922-2018
Genre
- Feature films
- Films de fiction
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Science fiction films
- Films de science-fiction
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Fiction films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Films pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Science fiction
- Vidéos
- Adaptation
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings
Subject
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946 -- Film adaptations
- Space warfare -- Drama
- Science fiction films
- Films pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Adaptation -- Feature
- Film adaptations
- Human-alien encounters -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Video recordings
- Martians -- Drama
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Fiction films
- Vidéos
- Films de fiction
- Films de science-fiction
- Science fiction -- Feature
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
Content
Actor
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Composer
Director
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Is Based On
Is Derivative Of
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor25
- Barry, Gene
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946
- Stevenson, Houseley, 1914-1997
- Robinson, Ann, 1929-
- Tremayne, Les
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Giglio, Sandro, 1900-1979
- Dante, Joe
- Haskin, Byron, 1899-1984
- Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964
- Barnes, George
- Brandon, Henry, 1912-1990
- Douglass, Everett
- Pal, George
- Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970
- Rich, Vernon, 1906-1978
- Martin, Lewis, 1894-1969
- Frees, Paul
- Warren, Bill, 1943-
- Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972
- Kruschen, Jack, 1922-2002
- Burns, Bob, 1935-
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Cornthwaite, Robert, 1917-2006
- Phipps, William, 1922-2018
- Genre15
- Feature films
- Films de fiction
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Science fiction films
- Films de science-fiction
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Fiction films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Films pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Science fiction
- Vidéos
- Adaptation
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings
- Subject20
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946 -- Film adaptations
- Space warfare -- Drama
- Science fiction films
- Films pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Adaptation -- Feature
- Film adaptations
- Human-alien encounters -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Video recordings
- Martians -- Drama
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Fiction films
- Vidéos
- Films de fiction
- Films de science-fiction
- Science fiction -- Feature
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Content1
- Actor12
- resource.cinematographer1
- resource.commentator4
- Composer1
- Director1
- resource.filmeditor1
- Is Based On1
- Is Derivative Of1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1