The Martian Chronicles (1980)

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Everyone who tuned into The Martian Chronicles during its three-day run in January of 1980 sincerely hoped that it would be the ne plus ultra of televised sci-fi/fantasy. That it fell short of this goal was not the fault of the actors but of the script, which reduced Ray Bradbury's complex original work into typical TV-movie banality. Further hurting the project were the special effects, which fluctuate between the heights of the original Star Trek and the depth of Lost in Space. All there parts of The Martian Chronicles have been amalgamated into one overlong feature film on videocassette.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

293 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Michael Anderson

Writer(s):

Richard Matheson

Producer(s):

Andrew Donally, Milton Subotsky

Categories:

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Television

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