The Martian Chronicles

Starring: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Darren McGavin

Product Description

Col. John Wilder leads a third expedition to colonize Mars. From the novel by Ray Bradbury.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 027616911278
• Release Date: September 2004
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
• Director: Michael Anderson
• Starring: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Darren McGavin
• Runtime: 4 hours, 51 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: Closed-captioned; Color; Full Screen; NTSC; Subtitled; Dolby; Miniseries
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

An excellent adaptation of the book's stories by scriptwriter Richard Matheson.

The story is more of a series of progressive short stories of the attempts to colonize Mars. Each landing encounters a different situation. Aside from the technical aspects of the story and the cheap effects of the film, the real purpose of the movie is the message. I will not repeat the message here, as this is why you need to watch the series. I found the ending satisfying but wondered if there should not be more. Ray Bradbury is not as thrilled with the mini-series, calling it booooring. Nevertheless, you have to expect a few adaptations if you are going to have a relevant mini-series. This may seem like a vehicle for out-of-work actors. Yet I can assure you that each actor played his/her part well enough that you are looking at the character, not the actor. Be aware that the version I watched was complete, but the first two parts were on sides A and B of the same DVD. Part 3 was on a separate DVD. The good thing was there were no coming attractions to work around with some fancy button-pushing. The only thing missing was a voice-over commentary that we have come to expect.