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 then-modern 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 20740-6001
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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