Relive Orson Welles' infamous radio dramatization 75 years after the mass hysteria event it spawned. The film examines the elements that made America ripe for the hoax: America's longtime fascination with life on Mars; the emergence of radio as a powerful new medium; the shocking Hindenburg explosion of 1937; and Welles himself, the 23-year-old wunderkind director of the drama and mischief-maker supreme.

Originally released by Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2017.

The Panic Broadcast --(2:47) -- Mischief Night -- (4:20) -- Radio Life Line -- (3:02) -- Period of Fear in America -- (1:50) -- The Shadow -- (3:32) -- Grover's Mill, New Jersey -- (2:28) -- News Bulletins and Eyewitness Accounts -- (2:42) -- Invading Army From Mars -- (2:59) -- Life on Mars -- (2:16) -- Mass Panic -- (2:44) -- End of the World -- (2:07) -- Irrational Thoughts -- (3:10) -- Halloween Prank -- (4:00) -- Outrage After Broadcast -- (2:04) -- "War of the Worlds" Press Conference -- (4:08) -- Stupidity of the Masses -- (3:34) -- Sunday, October 30, 1938 -- (3:16) -- Credits: War of the Worlds -- (1:45).