The Martian Chronicles (miniseries)

The Martian Chronicles
Based onThe Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
Screenplay byRichard Matheson
Directed byMichael Anderson
StarringRock Hudson
Roddy McDowall
Maria Schell
ComposerStanley Myers
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersMilton Subotsky
Andrew Donally
Running time98 min each episode
(without commercials)
Original release
Release27 January (1980-01-27) –
29 January 1980 (1980-01-29)
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The Martian Chronicles is a 1980 television three-episode miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's 1950 book The Martian Chronicles[1] and dealing with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there. The series starred Rock Hudson, Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters, Roddy McDowall, Fritz Weaver, Barry Morse, and Maria Schell. It was aired on NBC in January 1980 in three episodes with a total running time of just over four hours (nearly five hours on the DVD version). The series depicts Mars as having a "thin atmosphere" which humans can breathe, with water-filled canals and desert-like vegetation. The miniseries was directed by Michael Anderson and written by Richard Matheson.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bradbury, Ray (1985) [1950]. The Martian Chronicles (Doubleday Orig. ed.). New York City: Bantam Spectra. ISBN 978-0-553-27822-4.
  2. ^ Miller, Thomas Kent (2016). Mars in the Movies: A History (1st ed.). New York City: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786499144.
  3. ^ Cengage Learning Gale (2017). A Study Guide for "Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature". Boston: Study Guides Gale (Cengage). ISBN 978-1375387491.

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