Summary
A dramatisation of the events of Halloween night in 1938, when Orson Welles's radio adaptation of the HG Wells novel War of the Worlds caused panic among the American public, many of whom believed that Martians were invading.
The Night that Panicked America
- Drama
- 1975
- Joseph Sargent
- 100 mins
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On October 30 1938, Orson Welles and his company broadcast a version of HG Wells's The War Of The Worlds on the radio - and millions took it seriously as a warning of alien invasion. Director Joseph Sargent's made-for-TV docudrama shows how some people fled to the hills, while others prayed in the streets; it was as near to a state of emergency as America has ever seen. Paul Shenar (as Welles), Vic Morrow and Eileen Brennan poignantly fictionalise some of the real-life stories that unfolded on that fateful night.
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Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Orson Welles | Paul Shenar |
| Hank Muldoon | Vic Morrow |
| Stefan Grubowski | Cliff De Young |
| Jess Wingate | Michael Constantine |
| Paul Stewart | Walter McGinn |
| Ann Muldoon | Eileen Brennan |
| Linda Davis | Meredith Baxter |
| Norman Smith | Tom Bosley |
| Reverend Davis | Will Geer |
| Walter Wingate | John Ritter |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Joseph Sargent |
Details
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
