Search - The War of the Worlds: An Historical Perspective of the H.G. Wells Classic Book on DVD

Movie Release: 2005 DVD Release: 07/05/2005 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 14 mins Studio: Goldhil Members Wishing: 0

In 1898, celebrated author H.G. Wells wrote an allegorical story about creatures from another planet invading London, and ended up creating one of the most enduring tales of terror in the science fiction canon. H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds: The Real Story is a documentary which looks at the story behind Wells' book, as well as many of the better-known interpretations of the story, from Orson Welles' infamous 1938 radio broadcast and George Pal's Technicolor screen adventure from 1953 to Steven Spielberg's epic-scale film version released in 2005. Accompanying this home-video release is "Mars: 100 Years of Discovery," an examination of both fact and fancy regarding our mysterious neighbors in the solar system. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide