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The Night That Panicked America (1975)

1975-10-31 · 1h 32m · EN
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A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

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Joseph SargentDirector

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Vic MorrowVic MorrowHank MuldoonCliff DeYoungCliff DeYoungStefan GrubowskiMichael ConstantineMichael ConstantineJess WingateWalter McGinnWalter McGinnPaul StewartMeredith BaxterMeredith BaxterLinda DavisEileen BrennanEileen BrennanAnn MuldoonTom BosleyTom BosleyNorman SmithWill GeerWill GeerReverend DavisPaul ShenarPaul ShenarOrson WellesJohn RitterJohn RitterWalter WingateGranville Van DusenGranville Van DusenCarl PhillipsBurton GilliamBurton GilliamTex

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Based on a true storyDocudramaBased on true story

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Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityBased On A True Story · Docudrama · Based On True StoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference124965Actor preference211827 · 120624 · 72552Country preferenceUs

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A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

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The Night That Panicked America has a runtime of 92 minutes.

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