The War of the Worlds was one of a handful of high-prestige science fiction productions in a low-budget era, and initiated modern cinema's reliance on screen-filling special effects. Barry Forshaw analyses and celebrates this key science fiction film of the 1950s, exploring its literary origins and numerous film progeny.
| ISBN: | 9781844578115 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2014 |
| Author: | Barry Forshaw |
| Publisher: | BFI Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 88 pages |
| Series: | BFI Film Classics |
| Genres: |
Films, cinema |