Portland Public Library

The war of the worlds, a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Barré Lyndon ; produced by George Pal ; directed by Byron Haskin

Based on the novel: The war of the worlds / by H.G. WellsOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1953Special 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)

Midwest Tapes

mixed

mixed

Director of photography, George Barnes ; edited by Everett Douglas ; music score by Leith Stevens

other

Special collector's ed.

9786314958725

videodisc

Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Bob Cornthwaite, Sandro Giglio, Lewis Martin, Housely Stevenson Jr., Paul Frees, Bill Phipps, Vernon Rich, Henry Brandon, Jack KruschenCommentary by Sir Cedric Hardwicke

1 videodisc (85 min.), sound, color with black and white sequences, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)61267478

DVD, region 1, NTSC; full screen format; Dolby digital 2.0 surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in English or French

883929304585097360263947097360263961883929317301

02639 -- Paramount

DVD