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| The Martian Chronicles | |
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| Based on | The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury |
| Screenplay by | Richard Matheson |
| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Maria Schell |
| Composer | Stanley Myers |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
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| Producers | Milton Subotsky Andrew Donally |
| Running time | 98 min each episode (without commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Release | 27 January – 29 January 1980 |
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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]
- ^ Bradbury, Ray (1985) [1950]. The Martian Chronicles (Doubleday Orig. ed.). New York City: Bantam Spectra. ISBN 978-0-553-27822-4.
- ^ Miller, Thomas Kent (2016). Mars in the Movies: A History (1st ed.). New York City: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786499144.
- ^ Cengage Learning Gale (2017). A Study Guide for "Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature". Boston: Study Guides Gale (Cengage). ISBN 978-1375387491.