The Night That Panicked America
The Night That Panicked America

The Night That Panicked America

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1975
1h 32m
6.8(17 votes)
Drama
TV Movie

Overview

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

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Production Companies

Paramount Television

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Vic Morrow

Hank Muldoon

Vic Morrow
Acting

Cliff DeYoung

Stefan Grubowski

Cliff DeYoung
Acting

Michael Constantine

Jess Wingate

Michael Constantine
Acting

Walter McGinn

Paul Stewart

Walter McGinn
Acting

Eileen Brennan

Ann Muldoon

Eileen Brennan
Acting

Meredith Baxter

Linda Davis

Meredith Baxter
Acting

Tom Bosley

Norman Smith

Tom Bosley
Acting

Will Geer

Reverend Davis

Will Geer
Acting

Paul Shenar

Orson Welles

Paul Shenar
Acting

John Ritter

Walter Wingate

John Ritter
Acting

Granville Van Dusen

Carl Phillips

Granville Van Dusen
Acting

Burton Gilliam

Tex

Burton Gilliam
Acting

Joshua Bryant

Howard Koch

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Acting

Liam Dunn

Charlie

Liam Dunn
Acting

Shelley Morrison

Toni

Shelley Morrison
Acting

Walker Edmiston

Mercury Theatre Player

Walker Edmiston
Acting

Marcus J. Grapes

Mercury Theatre Player

No Image
Acting

Casey Kasem

Mercury Theatre Player

Casey Kasem
Acting

Ron Rifkin

Mercury Theatre Player

Ron Rifkin
Acting

Byron Webster

Harrison

Byron Webster
Acting

Clarke Gordon

Matlock

No Image
Acting

Linda Dano

Secretary

Linda Dano
Acting

Tracy Brooks Swope

Kelly

Tracy Brooks Swope
Acting

Hanna Landy

Maid

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Acting

Robert Lussier

Arnie

Robert Lussier
Acting

Ed Bakey

Vanderhoff

No Image
Acting

Bob Harks

News Vendor (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Acting

Michelle Stacy

Hank Muldoon's Daughter (uncredited)

Michelle Stacy

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