On the night before Halloween 1938, Newark - New Jersey more than twenty families in a single block rushed from their homes with wet towels over their faces, fleeing from what they believed was a poison - gas raid. Elsewhere in New York traffic became grid-locked amid scenes of genuine terror as people sought to escape imminent attack. Across America phone-lines were overloaded as thousands called the police, newspapers and radio stations, seeking advice on protective measures, with many requiring medical treatment for shock. But what precisely had caused so many normally discriminating U.S. citizens to fear that their world was literally coming to an end?

This release will feature a 4:3 aspect ratio and Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, extra features are to include a bonus CD of Orson Welles' original Mercury Theatre radio production of War Of The Worlds.

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