HG Wells' The War of the Worlds
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| Original title | HG Wells' The War of the Worlds |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 180 minutes |
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| Director | Timothy Hines |
| script |
HG Wells Timothy Hines Susan Goforth |
| production | Susan Goforth |
| music | Jamie Hall |
| cut | Timothy Hines |
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HG Wells' The War of the Worlds (dt. The War of the Worlds ) is a science fiction film with horror -elements by Timothy Hines in 2005 and a film adaptation of the novel of the same by HG Wells .
This is the film adaptation most similar to the novel. a. is also located in the 19th century and has a running time of around 3 hours.
action
Martians attack the United Kingdom in three-legged war machines in order to conquer the earth, which is rich in raw materials and water. The terrestrial military is hopelessly inferior to the alien invaders and has to watch the cities being destroyed. Only the bacteria of the earth can the Martians defeat due to their inadequate immune system .
Emergence
The true-to-book film implementation planned for 2001 by director Timothy Hines with his small, independent production company Pendragon Pictures was stopped because of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 . Filming continued in 2004 and ended in March 2005 with a delay of several years (due to budget problems). This film version is only sold as a " direct-to-DVD " compromise with Paramount's cinema project and the rights holders, initially only as a region 1 DVD with the option of a European or worldwide DVD and Blu ray release soon.
Versions
There are four different versions:
- 2005: "HG Wells' The War of the Worlds" (180 minutes, full screen)
- 2006: "The Classic War of the Worlds" (125 minutes, widescreen)
- 2007: "HG Wells' The War of the Worlds - Director's Cut - We Can't Stop Them" (135 minutes, widescreen)
- 2012: "The War of the Worlds - The True Story" (found footage style)
criticism
The first reviews spoke of a “truly sensational 1: 1 - true to the Victorian style of the 19th century - word for word, scene by scene, book implementation with a full 180 minutes”. The majority of audience reviews, however, were very negative and denied the director any talent for telling a story.
literature
- HG Wells : War of the Worlds. Roman (OT: The War of the Worlds ). German by Gottlieb August Crüwell and Claudia Schmölders . Diogenes, Zurich 2005, 337 pages, ISBN 3-257-23537-2
Web links
- HG Wells' The War of the Worlds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official homepage
- Official news site
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
