Name: The War of the Worlds
Director: Byron Haskin
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 1953-01-01
Duration: 85 min

At this very moment space ships from the beyond may be on their way to destroy our planet!

The War of the Worlds 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of The War of the Worlds 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Paramount BD-ALL 4K/US 2022	Imprint BD-ALL 4K/AU 2022	Criterion BD-A/US 2020	Imprint BD-ALL/AU 2020	Paramount DVD-1/US/OOP 2005	Paramount DVD-1/US/OOP 1999
Audio Commentary by Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman
Audio Commentary by Actors Gene Barry and Ann Robinson
Audio Commentary by Bob Burns, Joe Dante and Bill Warren
The Sky is Falling: Making “The War of the Worlds” (29:59)
From the Archive: 2018 Restoration (20:28)
H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction (10:29)
Movie Archaeologists (29:28)
Audio Interview with Orson Welles and Author H.G. Wells (1940, 23:57)
Audio Interview with Producer George Pal (1970, 49:10)
The Mercury Theater on the Air: “The War of the Worlds” - With Orson Welles (Radio Adaptation, 1938, 59:30)
Theatrical Trailer (2:20)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Paramount’s “Paramount Presents” 4K Blu-ray also includes When Worlds Collide (1951) on Blu-ray.
Criterion’s Blu-ray includes an 8-page booklet with writing by J. Hoberman (“Sky on Fire”).

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The Sky is Falling: Making “The War of the Worlds” (29:59)
From the Archive: 2018 Restoration (20:28)
H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction (10:29)
Movie Archaeologists (29:28)
Audio Interview with Orson Welles and Author H.G. Wells (1940, 23:57)
Audio Interview with Producer George Pal (1970, 49:10)
The Mercury Theater on the Air: “The War of the Worlds” (Radio Adaptation, 1938, 59:30)

Editions	Paramount 4K 2022 Video File 1 Codec: HEVC Resolution: 2160p HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10 Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Subtitles Dutch English English SDH French German Italian Japanese Spanish
	Imprint 4K 2022 Video File 1 Codec: HEVC Resolution: 2160p HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10 Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Notes: 4K/Blu-ray File 2 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Notes: Blu-ray File 3 Language: French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Notes: 4K File 4 Language: German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Notes: 4K Subtitles Dutch English English SDH French German Japanese Spanish (Castillian) Spanish (Latin)
	Criterion BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 35.36 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:1:25:37.215 File size: 24.85 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 3285 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Imprint BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 File 2 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman Imprint 4K
	Audio Commentary by Actors Gene Barry and Ann Robinson Paramount 4K
	Audio Commentary by Bob Burns, Joe Dante and Bill Warren Paramount 4K
	The Sky is Falling: Making “The War of the Worlds” (29:59) Paramount 4K
	From the Archive: 2018 Restoration (20:28, 1080p) Criterion BD
	H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction (10:29) Paramount 4K
	Movie Archaeologists (29:28, 1080p) Criterion BD
	Audio Interview with Orson Welles and Author H.G. Wells (1940, 23:57) Criterion BD
	Audio Interview with Producer George Pal (1970, 49:10) Criterion BD
	The Mercury Theater on the Air: “The War of the Worlds” - With Orson Welles (Radio Adaptation, 1938, 59:30) Paramount 4K
	Theatrical Trailer (2:20) Paramount 4K