The war of the worlds
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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| Victoria | Reshelving |
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| Genre |
| Science fiction films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |
- ISBN: 9781681437392
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. - Publisher [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
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| General Note: | 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. GMD: videodisc. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, George Barnes ; art direction, Hal Pereira, Albert Nozaki ; edited by Everett Douglas ; costumes, Edith Head ; music score by Leith Stevens. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | 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, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: G. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.37:1); mono and 5.1 surround. |
| Language Note: | Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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