H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction
DocumentaryShortSci-Fi
Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Nicholas Meyer, John S. Partington, Forrest J. Ackerman
Release Date
November 1, 2005
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Nicholas Meyer
as Self
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John S. Partington
as Self
Forrest J. Ackerman
as Self
H.G. Wells
as Self
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Production
Paramount Home Entertainment, Sparkhill Production
🏷️ Keywords
reference to war of the worldsreference to h.g. wells
🎯 Categories
DocumentarySci-FiShort
⭐ Featured Review
Wells in context
"This documentary accompanying perhaps the greatest film version of H. G. Wells's work, The War of the Worlds (1953), attempts to contextualise the novel in the greater Wells canon and within his literary and political activities. I must declare an interest - I was one of the three interviewees - but I think a fine job was done of the documentary. My only criticism is that it might have been longer, with a few more contributors. Wells's career was so diverse and covered such a long period of time, that a one-hour production with more commentators would have done him and his work great..."
💡 Did You Know?
This documentary is featured on the Special Collector's Edition DVD for _War of the Worlds, The (1953), released in 2005.
📖 Synopsis
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