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The Night That Panicked America
| The Night That Panicked America | |
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| Airdate | October 31, 1975 |
| Teleplay by | Nicholas Meyer and Anthony Wilson |
| Story by | Nicholas Meyer |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Produced by | Joseph Sargent |
| Network | ABC |
| Style | 120-minute drama |
| Company | Paramount Pictures Corporation, The Culzean Corporation |
| Filming Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Origin | USA
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The Night That Panicked America is a 1975 television movie. The film is divided between a recreation of the recording of the infamous 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds and fictional accounts of public reaction.
Starring: Vic Morrow (Hank Muldoon), Cliff DeYoung (Stefan Grubowski), Michael Constantine (Jess Wingate), Walter McGinn (Paul Stewart), Eileen Brennan (Ann Muldoon), Meredith Baxter (Linda Davis), Tom Bosley (Norman Smith)
and Will Geer (Reverend Davis)
Presenting: Paul Shenar (Orson Welles)
Co-Starring: John Ritter (Walter Wingate), Granville Van Dusen (Carl Phillips), Burton Gilliam (Tex), Joshua Bryant (Howard Koch), Liam Dunn (Charlie), Shelley Morrison (Toni)
The Mercury Theatre Players: Walker Edmiston, Marcus J. Grapes, Art Hannes, Casey Kasem, Ron Rifkin
Featuring: Byron Webster (Harrison), Clarke Gordon (Matlock), Linda Dano (Secretary), Tracy Brooks Swope (Kelly), Hanna Hertelendy (Maid), Robert Lussier (Arnie), Ed Bakey (Vanderhoff)
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Plot Overview
On October 30th, 1938, Orson Welles readies The Mercury Theatre on the Air to broadcast a unique adaptation of the H.G. Wells story, The War of the Worlds. Little do they know of the panic that will ensue.
Notes
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
Memorable Moments
Quotes
DVD Release
| Title | Release Date | # | |
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| The Night That Panicked America | February 19, 2013 | 1 |
