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  • Mercury Theatre: The War of the Worlds - October 30, 1938

  • By: Orson Welles
  • Narrated by: Orson Welles
  • Length: 51 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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Mercury Theatre: The War of the Worlds - October 30, 1938

By: Orson Welles
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Summary

The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a radio series created by Orson Welles, presented adaptations of classic literary works. These were performed by actors from Welles' celebrated Mercury Theatre repertory company, with music composed or arranged by Bernard Herrmann. The series ran from July to December 1938, after which the title was changed to The Campbell Playhouse.
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Orson is a genius

Even today, this adaptation of H. G. Wells' classic novel is thoroughly exciting, gripping, and immersive

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A true classic

If you only have an hour to yourself listen to this. It is a joy.

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The legend is real

Orson Welles was a genius. 80 years later, the audio format still expects something that can be put next to this. While the audio quality isnt that good, it remains the best thing u can find on audible. After this, I am actually tempted to get some radio collection from Orson Welles.

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