War of the Worlds – The True Story a unique spin on something that has been done many times before, which is no small feat." War of the Worlds – The True Story War of the Worlds – The True Story is a 2012 remake of "H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" based on English writer H. G. Wells's Epic Science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds". A documentary-style drama directed by Timothy Hines, which revisits Wells' novel, portraying the events of the book as historical, through the documented recollections of a survivor of the Martian war. The film bases its documentary approach on the
The War of the Worlds (radio drama) the fall of New York City, was less than forty minutes," wrote Houseman. "During that time, men travelled long distances, large bodies of troops were mobilized, cabinet meetings were held, savage battles fought on land and in the air. And millions of people accepted it—emotionally if not logically." The cast of characters of "The War of the Worlds" appears in order as first heard in the broadcast. "The War of the Worlds" begins with a paraphrase of , updated to contemporary times. The announcer introduces Orson Welles: We know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this