American experience. War of the worlds
- Publication/Creation:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2013
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- American experience. War of the worlds / produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience
- Series Titles:
- Academic Video Online
- Variant Titles:
- War of the worlds
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- Additional Author/Creators:
- O'Connell, Cathleen, director and producer
Platt, Oliver, narrator
Ferrari, Michelle, screenwriter
Schwartz, A. Brad (Austin Bradley), screenwriter
WGBH Educational Foundation, production company
Desert Penguin Pictures (Firm), production company
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher and film distributor
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs
- Subjects:
- Wells, H. G.(Herbert George),1866-1946--Criticism and interpretation
Wells, H. G.(Herbert George),1866-1946.War of the worlds
War of the worlds (Radio program)
Radio plays--History and criticism
Radio plays--Production and direction
Radio broadcasting--United States--History
Hysteria (Social psychology)
Mars (Planet)--In literature
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- On Halloween Eve, 1938, a news bulletin reported that Martians had landed in a tiny New Jersey town. Although most listeners understood that the program was a radio drama, thousands of others plunged into panic, convinced that America was under a deadly attack. War of the Worlds explores how Orson Welles’ ingenious use of radio struck fear into an already anxious nation.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- General Note:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 11, 2022).
Originally broadcast October 29, 2013, as an episode of the PBS series American Experience. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Narrated by Oliver Platt.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937433054302486
- OCLC Number:
- 1309919622
- Other Identifiers:
- Unspecified: ASP5215395/marc
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