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(War Of The Worlds _ The Movie)
The long anticipated “War of the Worlds” remake starring Tom Cruise opens in theatres June 29.
But, did you know a radio play of the same H.G. Wells’ story ushered in a national panic on October 30, 1938?
A radio broadcast masterminded by Orson Welles caused many people in the United States to think we really were being invaded by Martians. Read the full story.
Related:
# The original 1953 movie version of “War of the Worlds”
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(Listen to the original (1938) “The War of the Worlds” broadcast in RealAudio
from earthstation1.simplenet.com)
# Read the original Radio Play script.
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war of the worlds.com THE MOVIE (June 2005) homepage