War of the worlds [videorecording] /
by Cruise, Tom; Spielberg, Steven; Fanning, Dakota; Otto, Miranda; Robbins, Tim; Friedman, Josh; Koepp, David; Kaminski, Janusz; Williams, John; Wells, H. G. (Herbert George); Dreamworks Pictures; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm).
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Visual materialPublisher: [Universal City, Calif.] : DreamWorks Pictures : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video, [2005]Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1417057858.Uniform titles: War of the worlds (Motion picture : 2005).Subject(s): Human-alien encounters -- New Jersey -- Drama | Father and child -- New Jersey -- Drama | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | VideodiscsCast: 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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DVD ; region 1 ; full-screen (1.33:1) presentation ; dual layer.
Closed-captioned ; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; DTS 5.1 Ditital Surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.
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.
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
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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