War of the worlds [videorecording (DVD)] / Paramount Pictures ; DreamWorks SKG ; Amblin Entertainment ; Cruise/Wagner Productions, 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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FilmPublisher number: 94393 | DreamWorks PicturesLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Pictures : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video, c2005Edition: [Full screen ed.]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 1417057858Uniform titles: War of the worlds (Motion picture : 2005 : Spielberg) Subject(s): Human-alien encounters -- New Jersey -- Drama | Father and child -- New Jersey -- Drama | Survival -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. | Science fiction -- Feature. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Production credits: 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.Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.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.
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Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
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.
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.
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.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo..
English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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