Renowned actor, writer, and director Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of extraterrestrial life. In examining our perceptions of alien 'martians' from his "War of the Worlds" broadcast, to thenmodern explorations of Mars, this film from NASA provides a unique glimpse at life on earth, and elsewhere in the universe.

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CREATED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 )

SUMMARY
This film explores the new view of extraterrestrial life now emerging from the results of probes to the planets. The film discusses the conclusion of a number of distinguished scientists that other intelligent civilizations exist in the universe.

REPOSITORY:
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 207406001
Phone: 3018373540, Fax: 3018373620, Email: [email protected]

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SUBJECTS
Life on other planets
Welles, Orson, 1915, Narrator
Drew Associates, Producer

MORE INFORMATION:
More information is available in the National Archives online catalog:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/649442