The war of the worlds
(DVD) 

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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen version ; Special collector's ed.
ISBN
1415711666, 9781415711668
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Benbrook Public Library - DVDDVD WAROn Shelf
Haltom City Public Library - DVDDVD WAR SCI-FIOn Shelf
Watauga Public Library - DVDSCIENCE FICTION WAROn Shelf

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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2005].
Edition
Full screen version ; Special collector's ed.
Language
English
ISBN
1415711666, 9781415711668
UPC
883929304585, 097360263947

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel: The war of the worlds / by H.G. Wells.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
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).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, George Barnes ; edited by Everett Douglas ; music score by Leith Stevens.
Participants/Performers
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.
Participants/Performers
Commentary by Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
Description
A Martian spacecraft lands near the small southern California city of Linda Rosa. Disaster ensues.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated G.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; full screen format; Dolby digital 2.0 surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in English or French.
Language
In English or dubbed French, with optional English subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Awards
Oscar Winner, Best Special Effects, 1953.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Haskin, B., Pal, G., Lyndon, B., Barry, G., Robinson, A., Tremayne, L., Cornthwaite, R., Giglio, S., Martin, L., Stevenson, H., Frees, P., Phipps, W., Rich, V., Brandon, H., Kruschen, J., Barnes, G., Douglass, E., Stevens, L., Hardwicke, C., Burns, B., Warren, B., Dante, J., & Wells, H. G. 1. (2005). The war of the worlds (Full screen version ; Special collector's ed.). Paramount.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Byron Haskin et al.. 2005. The War of the Worlds. Paramount.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Byron Haskin et al.. The War of the Worlds Paramount, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Haskin, Byron, et al. The War of the Worlds Full screen version ; Special collector's ed., Paramount, 2005.

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