Search - Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1980 DVD Release: 09/07/2004 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 4 hrs 53 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Science Fiction, Space Adventure

Everyone who tuned into The Martian Chronicles during its three-day run in January of 1980 sincerely hoped that it would be the ne plus ultra of televised sci-fi/fantasy. That it fell short of this goal was not the fault of the actors but of the script, which reduced Ray Bradbury's complex original work into typical TV-movie banality. Further hurting the project were the special effects, which fluctuate between the heights of the original Star Trek and the depth of Lost in Space. All there parts of The Martian Chronicles have been amalgamated into one overlong feature film on videocassette.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Rock Hudson - Col. John Wilder

This made-for-television adaptation of Ray Bradbury's groundbreaking novel is given new life on DVD in this straightforward DVD release. The Martian Chronicles has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, while the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. No bonus materials have been included for this edition. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide