| International Standard Book Number |
1417073144
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781417073146
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| Uniform Title |
War of the worlds (Motion picture : 2005 : Spielberg)
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| Title Statement |
War of the worlds [videorecording] / DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present ; an Amblin Entertainment C/W Production, a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson ; screenplay by Josh Friedman and David Koepp ; directed by Steven Spielberg.
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| Edition Statement |
Limited ed. ; widescreen ed.
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| Imprint |
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video, c2005.
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| Physical Description |
1 videodiscs (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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| General Note |
[Disc 1] Feature film (117 min.)
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| General Note |
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Rick Carter ; visual effects supervisor, Pablo Helman.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.
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| Summary, Etc. |
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, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.
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| Target Audience Note |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
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| System Details Note |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
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| Language note |
English, or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 Film and video adaptations.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Survival Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Feature films.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Science fiction films.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Human-alien encounters Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Films for hard of hearing people.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Koepp, David.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Cruise, Tom, 1962-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Freeman, Morgan.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Otto, Miranda.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Robbins, Tim, 1958-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Williams, John, 1932-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Friedman, Josh.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Fanning, Dakota, 1994-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Chatwin, Justin, 1982-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Gonzalez, Rick, 1979-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Vazquez, Yul.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Kaminski, Janusz, cinematographer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. War of the worlds.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Dreamworks Pictures (1994-2006)
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