La notte in cui l'America ebbe paura

Titolo originale: The Night That Panicked America

Film per la TV
1975
1h 32min

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La notte in cui l'America ebbe paura (1975)

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaOn October 30, 1938, Orson Welles's radio play "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provokes mass panic.On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles's radio play "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provokes mass panic.On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles's radio play "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provokes mass panic.

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,0/10

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Vincitore di 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 vittoria e 3 candidature totali

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CBS, now the copyright holder to the telefilm, made numerous 'disclaimers' during the broadcast, which is why no one ever successfully sued the network or Welles, despite numerous lawsuits.

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The announcer introducing the Mercury Theatre on the Air's production of "The War of the Worlds" names Orson Welles and Howard Koch as the writer. While Koch did write the script, he was not named in the introduction to the original broadcast.

Citazioni
Ora Nichols: [to her assistant, assessing the Mercury Theater's show] Looks like another big night for Charlie Mc Carthy.

Versioni alternative
Premiered om ABC-TV at two hours (with commercials). A subsequent network rebroadcast was cut to fit a ninety-minute time slot. Both versions later turned up in syndication.

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Moonlight and Shadows
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Music by Friedrich Hollaender

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What a Great Movie!

"The Night That Panicked America" is an adaption of the famous War of the Worlds broadcast of October 30, 1938. I'm watching this on October 30, 2000, the 62nd anniversary of the actual broadcast. A 30-year-old Nicholas Meyer wrote the excellent screenplay and supervised the production of this made-for-TV movie, making sure it was done in an historically detailed and accurate way. I am very, very impressed by this production, and I doubt that it could have been done any better. The movie usually shows up on the Sci-Fi Channel around Halloween. Look for many future youthful stars such as Meredith Baxter, John Ritter, and Casey Kasem.

This is a must for anyone interested in the career of Orson Welles. Paul Shenar, who played the role of Welles in this production, is much too old for the role but his voice is close to the beautiful voice of Welles.