War of the worlds
Paramount Pictures; DreamWorks SKG; Amblin Entertainment; Cruise/Wagner Productions, a Steven Spielberg film; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson; screenplay by Josh Friedman and David Koepp; directed by Steven Spielberg
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Widescreen ed.
- Publication:
- Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Pictures, [2005]
- Distribution:
- Universal City, CA : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video
- Copyright:
- ©2005
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- Summary:
- Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense of his children. As the world fends for itself, it's inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- English, or French with subtitles in English, Spanish and French. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: War of the worlds [by Wells, H.G.]
- Other Related Resources:
- Other edition: War of the world (Motion picture : 1953)
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo..
- Performers:
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; narrator, Morgan Freeman ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Rick Carter ; visual effects supervisor, Pablo Helman.
- General Notes:
- Title from container.
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
Special features: Designing the enemy: tripods and aliens. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- WAR 2005 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 1417073144
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 678149456226
Publisher Number, DreamWorks Pictures: 94562 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1052690202
62311099 [Invalid]
