Movie of classic science fiction
Strange machines, spit ting deadly heat rays and manned by Martians, begin landing on Earth in “The War of the Worlds,” which will be screened on Two on Sunday at 10.20 p.m. Based on the classic-science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, the film won an Academy Award in 1953 for “best special effects.” Doomed by diminishing oxygen and falling temperature on their own planet, the Martians covet the rich atmosphere and fertile fields of Earth. One night, a huge, flaming projectile lands near the little Califor-
nia town of Linda Rosa. Among those who witness this unusual event are Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry), a young scientist who is on a fishing trip in the vicinity, and Sylvia Van Buren (Ann Robinson), a science teacher. The weird machine scans the surrounding territory with its flaming eye and then sends out heat rays which reduce everything in its path to ashes. Word reaches Linda Rosa that similar objects have landed in other parts of the world — the war of the worlds has begun.
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Press, 17 August 1983, Page 11
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