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The war of the worlds

The war of the worlds

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
Book On CD 2002

On October 30, 1938, fear and panic gripped America as regular radio programming was seemingly interrupted by reports of a Martian invasion in Grover's Mill, New Jersey. Orson Welles' dramatization of H.G. Wells' science fiction classic The war of the worlds demonstrated the power of radio's "theatre of the imagination" and catapulted the 23-year-old impresario to national stardom. Hear the original, uncut radio broadcast that terrified a nation.

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Human-alien encounters Drama
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Mars (Planet) Drama
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Space warfare Drama
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ISBN:
9781570195501
1570195501
Description:
1 audio disc (approximately 60 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
digital recording
Other Title:
Mercury Theatre on the air (Radio program)
Notes:
Compact disc
Responsibility from container
Complete & unedited
Digitally restored and remastered
"The most famous radio broadcast of all time!"--Container
Produced and directed by Orson Welles
Starring Orson Welles, with Frank Readick, Ray Collins, Kenny Delmar and others
Originally broadcast October 30, 1938 on The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Control Number:
652678
Other Authors:
Collins, Ray, 1889-1965
Delmar, Kenny
Houseman, John, 1902-1988
Koch, Howard
Radio Spirits, Inc
Readick, Frank
Stewart, Paul, 1908-1986
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. War of the worlds
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