• The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)

  • By: Orson Welles
  • Narrated by: Orson Welles
  • Length: 56 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (852 ratings)

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The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)

By: Orson Welles
Narrated by: Orson Welles
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Publisher's summary

The original uncut Radio Broadcast.

On the evening of October 30th, 1938, Earth went to war with Mars. Martians invaded New Jersey!

Here is the famous panic-inducing broadcast that shook the world, starring Orson Welles.

©2012 ABN (P)2011 ABN

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What's not to like?!

What was one of the most memorable moments of War of the Worlds (Dramatized)?

A memorable moment was when a coworker asked me a question and I was pretending to listen to CE but I was really listening to this.

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Classic story

I got this one so I could listen to a bit of history and a fictional story that caused some people to get scared.

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The Original

The orginal recording to get caught up in. Orson Wells voice commands attention, and confidently takes you along for the ride. Awesome.

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Wonderful

To hear hear this old radio show and know the history and story behind it. What a wonderful voice in Orson Welles.

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Absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

I love it!!!! Orson Welles is spectacular!!! I wish I could go back in time, that would have been amazing to hear back then!!! Absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

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Fantastic!!!

Orson Wells was truly a genius. makes us all question where we get our information from and not just take it as gospel.

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War of the World's if GREAT!

I am only 55, but I loved hearing my Mom telling me about it though.

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great story

a long lost story told in orginal form from the night it came over the air waves into many of homes to lend a ear on the earth being took over.

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I get it!

Loved it! I understand why it had such an impact on people back then. The sudden stops, the descriptive reports of attacks and the screams. if you came in the middle of the story you wouldn't know what was going on. Scary!

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A fun snippet

While I highly recommend the real story, the Mercury Theatre made a fun remake here, and you should absolutely listen to this small piece of history that frightened a small percentage of the population in its time.

Just NEVER watch the tom cruise movie.

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