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The Night That Panicked America (1975) (TV)
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Overview
Release Date:
31 October 1975 (USA) morePlot:
True story: Orson Welles puts on a radio version of an H.G. Wells novel, and people who miss the beginning think Martians are invading the Earth. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Accurate recreation of Orson Welles' "War of the World's" radio program . moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vic Morrow | ... | Hank Muldoon |
 | Cliff De Young | ... | Stefan Grubowski |
 | Michael Constantine | ... | Jess Wingate |
| Walter McGinn | ... | Paul Stewart |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | Ann Muldoon |
| Meredith Baxter | ... | Linda Davis |
| Tom Bosley | ... | Norman Smith |
| Will Geer | ... | Reverend Davis |
| Paul Shenar | ... | Orson Welles |
 | John Ritter | ... | Walter Wingate |
| Granville Van Dusen | ... | Carl Phillips |
| Burton Gilliam | ... | Tex |
| Joshua Bryant | ... | Howard Koch |
| Liam Dunn | ... | Charlie |
 | Shelley Morrison | ... | Toni |
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92 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)Country:
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EnglishColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Apparently to save on royalties, the Paramount-owned "Cocktails for Two" is substituted for "Stardust" as "the tune that never loses favor" in the mock hotel orchestra broadcast. moreQuotes:
Ora Nichols: [to her assistant, assessing the Mercury Theater's show] Looks like another big night for Charlie Mc Carthy. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) moreFAQ
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This film was a very entertaining, and historically accurate recreation of Orson Welles' radio program "War of the Worlds", which was based loosely on H G Wells' novel of the same name. It is utterly amazing that so many people believed that this radio drama was real, and the film does an excellent job of dramatizing the reactions of several people who seriously believed that the Earth was being invaded by Martians. What amazes me even more is the fact that no one has made this excellent production available for sale on video. It surely is a marketable product.