The 1971 film tells the true story of Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of H.G. Welles' classic "The War of the Worlds", which was intentionally presented as realistic and successfully duped many listeners into believing an alien invasion was underway.
The Night That Panicked America
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles's radio play "The War of the Worlds" sparked widespread panic after its broadcast.
