H.G. Wells' 1901 novel of the invasion of the Earth by Martians is brought to the screen with dazzling special effects.
H. G. Wells' sci-fi classic about the invasion of Planet Earth by aggressive creatures from Mars. Arriving in green-glowing spaceships shaped like metallic stingrays, the Martians blast their atomizing death beams through most of the major cities in the world. What can save the Earth? The answer is simpler than mankind might ever have guessed.
Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Sound Recording, Best Editing. Academy Awards: Best Special Effects.
Color by Technicolor.
Additional cast: Houseley Stevenson Jr. (General Mann's Aide), Paul Frees (Radio Announcer), Bill Phipps (Wash Perry), Vernon Rich (Colonel Heffner), and Henry Brandon (Cop).
Astronomical art by Chester Bonestell.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Ann Robinson - Star, Gene Barry - Star
2. Joe Dante - Film Director, Bob Burns - Film Historian, Bill Warren - Author (KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES)
Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes - 1. THE SKY IS FALLING: THE MAKING OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
2. H.G. WELLS: THE FATHER OF SCIENCE FICTION
3. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Radio Broadcast)
Art Director
Hal Pereira: Production Designer
Cinematographer
George Barnes: American Cinematographer
Source Writer
H.G. Wells: British Novelist, WAR OF THE WORLDS, TIME MACHINE
Art Director
Albert Nozaki: Art Director\"Buccaneer"
Review 1:
"...Dynamic fantasy holocaust, the INDEPENDENCE DAY of its day." -- Rating: A-
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.90 09/20/1996
Review 2:
"...George Pal's primitive but Oscar winning special effects still look 'cool' in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS..."
Source: USA Today
p.5E 05/07/1999
Review 3:
"Paramount's Technicolor was the era's most vibrant, and Gordon Jennings' now-primitive Oscar-winning effects still look cool in this George Pal production."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 06/28/2005
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