American Experience, American Experience Films presents ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; Produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; story by Michelle Ferrari & A. Brad Schwartz ; telescript by Michelle Ferrari
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American Experience, American Experience Films presents ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; Produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; story by Michelle Ferrari & A. Brad Schwartz ; telescript by Michelle Ferrari
Language
eng
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videorecording
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Rating: Not rated
Main title
American Experience
Oclc number
858459509
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Originally produced as an episode of the PBS television program American Experience on October 29, 2013
Responsibility statement
American Experience Films presents ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; Produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; story by Michelle Ferrari & A. Brad Schwartz ; telescript by Michelle Ferrari
Runtime
60
Summary
What began as a broadcast performance of H.G. Welles' fantasy, The War of the Worlds, turned into one of the biggest mass hysteria events in U.S. history. American Experience examines the elements that together created this frenzy, including our longtime fascination with life on Mars; the emergence of radio as a powerful new medium; and the creative wunderkind Orson Welles, the twenty-three-year-old director of the drama and mischief-maker supreme. The film contains reanactments of reactions to the hoax from people all over the United States
Technique
live action
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War of the Worlds
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- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- O'Connell, Cathleen
- Schwartz, A. Brad, Austin Bradley
- Davis, Sonny
- American Experience Films
- Allen, Charissa
- Isaacs-Booth, Brenda
- White, Irene
- Douglas, Lucien
- Kusiak, John
- Mateer, Tim
- Fletcher, Bart
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Desert Penguin Pictures (Firm)
- George, Babs
- Coleman, Brady
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Lindley, Betsy
- Sears, Tony
- Seftel, Joshua
- Vandiver, Mj
- Ferrari, Michelle
- Spillers, Ashley
- Longo, Jason
- Jefferies, Annalee
- McCarthy, Stephen, (Cinematographer)
- Funck, Brian
- Griffin, Jennifer
- Olson, Chris
- Platt, Oliver
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- War of the worlds (Radio program)
- Historical reenactments (Television programs)
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
- Television programs -- United States
- Documentary television programs
- War of the worlds (Wells, H. G.)
- History
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946
- Nonfiction films
- Radio broadcasting
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Mars (Planet)
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Mars (Planet) -- In literature
- Feature films
- Literature
- Invasion from Mars (Koch, Howard)
- United States
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Koch, Howard
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- Schwartz, A. Brad, Austin Bradley
- Davis, Sonny
- American Experience Films
- Allen, Charissa
- Isaacs-Booth, Brenda
- White, Irene
- Douglas, Lucien
- Kusiak, John
- Mateer, Tim
- Fletcher, Bart
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Desert Penguin Pictures (Firm)
- George, Babs
- Coleman, Brady
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Lindley, Betsy
- Sears, Tony
- Seftel, Joshua
- Vandiver, Mj
- Ferrari, Michelle
- Spillers, Ashley
- Longo, Jason
- Jefferies, Annalee
- McCarthy, Stephen, (Cinematographer)
- Funck, Brian
- Griffin, Jennifer
- Olson, Chris
- Platt, Oliver
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- Television programs -- United States
- Documentary television programs
- War of the worlds (Wells, H. G.)
- History
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946
- Nonfiction films
- Radio broadcasting
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Mars (Planet)
- Wells, H. G., Herbert George, 1866-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Mars (Planet) -- In literature
- Feature films
- Literature
- Invasion from Mars (Koch, Howard)
- United States
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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