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War of the worlds  Cover Image DVD DVD

War of the worlds / Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present an Amblin Entertainment/Cruise/Wagner production ; a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson ; screenplay by Josh Friedman and David Koepp ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1417057858
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Universal City, CA] : DreamWorks Pictures : [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Also includes the special feature: Designing the Enemy- Tripods and Aliens.
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
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.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A
System Details Note:
DVD ; region 1 ; full-screen (1.33:1) presentation ; dual layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Licensed for home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned ; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; DTS 5.1 Ditital Surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Subject: Human-alien encounters > New Jersey > Drama.
Father and child > New Jersey > Drama.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Drama.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sitka.

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