The War of the Worlds 4K Blu-ray

Paramount Pictures UK will release on 4K Blu-ray Byron Haskin's The War of the Worlds (1953), starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, and Sandro Giglio. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 7.

Studio description: Two of the most iconic Science Fiction epics come to Paramount Presents in this out-of-this-world limited-edition double feature from producer George Pal.

Making its 4K Blu-ray debut, War of the Worlds is an Oscar winning adaptation of the chilling H.G. Wells novel. Then, get ready for impending disaster, when a runaway star signals the destruction of Earth in When Worlds Collide, included on Blu-ray remastered from the original film elements. Both are essential Technicolor masterpieces from the Golden Age of Hollywood, delivering eye-popping visual effects and unmatched sound design.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY

• 4K RESTORATION OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track*
• Audio commentary by actors Ann Robinson and Gene Barry
• Audio commentary by film director Joe Dante, film historian Bob Burns, and Bill Warren, author of Keep Watching the Skies
• The Sky is Falling - Making of The War of the Worlds - Featurette
• H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction - Featurette
• The Mercury Theater on the Air Presents: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast
• Original theatrical trailer
• Optional English, English SDH, German, Dutch Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin America), French (Parisian), Italian, and Japanese subtitles for the main feature

DISC TWO - BLU-RAY

• REMASTERED PRESENTATION OF WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
• DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (Mono) track
• Optional English, English SDH, French (Parisian), German, Japanese, and Spanish (Latin America) subtitles for the main feature

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

• Collectible art cards
• Lobby cards
• Collectible packaging featuring a foldout image of the film's theatrical poster and an interior spread with key movie moments

*In 2018, the 5.1 remix was remastered from preservation tracks, several single-strip monaural music cues, and archival sound effects, by Ben Burtt at Skywalker Sound in Lucas Valley, California.