The Night That Panicked America
Watch TrailerA dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1975 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, TV Movie |
| Director | Joseph Sargent |
| Runtime | 92 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.8/10 (17 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its dread not with visuals of aliens, but through the terrified faces of listeners. It relies on cross-cutting between the calm radio studio and the escalating chaos in living rooms across America, exploring the power of suggestion and media credibility.
What lingers after viewing is a quiet unease about the fragility of truth in an anxious society. The real invasion happens not from the sky, but within the human mind. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Joseph Sargent
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Best watched alone, with the lights dimmed, to fully absorb the period tension.
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