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A JOSEPH SARGENT FILM

The Night That Panicked America

19751h 32mMovie

DramaTV Movie

IMDb7.0/ 10 · 823 votes

THE STORY

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

Thought-provoking
Tense
True story
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for talking about after, a quick watch and a rainy day.

DirectorJoseph Sargent

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.9 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Vic MorrowHank Muldoon

Cliff DeYoungStefan Grubowski

Michael ConstantineJess Wingate

Walter McGinnPaul Stewart

Eileen BrennanAnn Muldoon

Meredith BaxterLinda Davis

Tom BosleyNorman Smith

Will GeerReverend Davis

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