The war of the worlds

The war of the worlds

DVD - 2020

Byron Haskin's genre-defining sci-fi classic, an Oscar-winning adaptation of the novel by H. G. Wells, is both an influential triumph of visual imagination and a still-disquieting document of the wonder and terror of the atomic age.

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Subjects
Wells, H. G. > (Herbert George), > 1866-1946 > Film adaptations.
Martian meteorites > United States > Drama.
Martians > United States > Drama.
Space vehicles > Drama.
Scientists > United States > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Science fiction films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films
Film adaptations
Fiction films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2020]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Corporate Author
Paramount Pictures Corporation (presenter)
Other Authors
Byron Haskin, 1899-1984 (film director), George Pal (producer), Barré Lyndon, 1896-1972 (screenwriter), Leith Stevens, 1909-1970 (composer), Gene Barry (actor), Ann Robinson, 1929- (-), Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, 1917-2006, Sandro Giglio, 1900-1979, Lewis Martin, 1894-1969, Houseley Stevenson, 1879-1953, Paul Frees, William Phipps, 1922-, Vernon Rich, 1906-1978, Henry Brandon, 1912-1990, Jack Kruschen, 1922-2002, Cedric Hardwicke, 1893-1964, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells, 1866-1946
Edition
DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; Full screen
Item Description
Title from title frame.
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Special features: New alternate 5.1 soundtrack; audio commentaries; Movie archeologists; From the archive; audio interview with George Pal from 1970; The sky is falling, a 2005 documentary; The Mercury Theatre on the air radio adaptation from 1938; radio program from 1940 featuring a discussion between H.G. Wells and Orson Welles; trailer; essay by J. Hoberman.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (85 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.37:1); mono.
Audience
Rating: G.
Production Credits
Director of photography, George Barnes ; art direction, Hal Pereira, Albert Nozaki ; edited by Everett Douglas ; costumes, Edith Head ; music score by Leith Stevens.
ISBN
9781681437392
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