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The Night That Panicked America
The Night That Panicked America

The Night That Panicked America

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

31 October 1975

Country

United States of America

Cast

Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow

Hank Muldoon

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Stefan Grubowski

Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Jess Wingate

Walter McGinn

Walter McGinn

Paul Stewart

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Ann Muldoon

Meredith Baxter

Meredith Baxter

Linda Davis

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

Norman Smith

Will Geer

Will Geer

Reverend Davis

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Orson Welles

John Ritter

John Ritter

Walter Wingate

Granville Van Dusen

Granville Van Dusen

Carl Phillips

Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam

Tex

Joshua Bryant

Joshua Bryant

Howard Koch

Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Charlie

Shelley Morrison

Shelley Morrison

Toni

Walker Edmiston

Walker Edmiston

Mercury Theatre Player

Marcus J. Grapes

Marcus J. Grapes

Mercury Theatre Player

Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem

Mercury Theatre Player

Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Mercury Theatre Player

Byron Webster

Byron Webster

Harrison

Clarke Gordon

Clarke Gordon

Matlock

Linda Dano

Linda Dano

Secretary

Tracy Brooks Swope

Tracy Brooks Swope

Kelly

Hanna Landy

Hanna Landy

Maid

Robert Lussier

Robert Lussier

Arnie

Ed Bakey

Ed Bakey

Vanderhoff

Bob Harks

Bob Harks

News Vendor (uncredited)

Michelle Stacy

Michelle Stacy

Hank Muldoon's Daughter (uncredited)

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