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The Night That Panicked America
(1975)

The true story of the night that Orson Welles broadcast his version of HG Welles' classic "The War of the Worlds'' on the radio.

The film is divided into two parts. The build up to and broadcast of the play, building the tension and excitement slowly. The other part, featuring the reactions of listeners, capturing the mixture of bravery and self delusion that must have characterised many of the real stories that night.

Premiered on ABC-TV at two hours (with commercials). A subsequent network rebroadcast was cut to fit a ninety-minute time slot.

CAST

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

Writing credits : H. Koch, N. Meyer, A. Wilson

Produced and directed by Joseph Sargent.

MOVIE INFORMATION

Runtime : 92 min
Country : USA
Language : English
Sound : Mono

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