The Night That Panicked America

Nan
1h 32m
1975
6.8 /10 (17)

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1975-10-31

Top Billed Cast

Vic Morrow

Hank Muldoon

Cliff DeYoung

Stefan Grubowski

Michael Constantine

Jess Wingate

Walter McGinn

Paul Stewart

Eileen Brennan

Ann Muldoon

Meredith Baxter

Linda Davis

Tom Bosley

Norman Smith

Will Geer

Reverend Davis

Paul Shenar

Orson Welles

John Ritter

Walter Wingate

Granville Van Dusen

Carl Phillips

Burton Gilliam

Tex

Joshua Bryant

Howard Koch

Liam Dunn

Charlie

Shelley Morrison

Toni

Walker Edmiston

Mercury Theatre Player

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