The Day That Panicked America: The HG Wells War of the Worlds Scandal Movie Review 2005

Documentary tracing the events surrounding the October 30, 1938 radio reading of HG Wells' "War of the Worlds" by Orson Welles that sparked a nationwide panic by many citizens believing it to be an actual news broadcast, along with the impact it had on the media and political world.

Distribution

Ventura Distribution, 770 Lawrence Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, Phone: (805)498-7800, Toll-free: 888-499-3700, Fax: (805)498-7842, URL: http://www.venturadistribution.com

Available on DVD
Running time 70 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Science Fiction, History--U.S.