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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live (2006)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 6.9 / 10

The live version of Jeff Wayne's 1978 bestselling album was brought to the stage in 2006 as part of a sell-out tour of the UK. Filmed at London's Wembley Arena, and using a blend of theatre, music and visual imagery, the production incorporates performers from the original recording, including Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson and Wayne himself. There's also audio and visual elements featuring Richard Burton, as well as the ten-piece Black Smoke Band and the 48-piece Ulladubulla Strings.

Director: David Mallet

Studio: Double Jab Productions

Genre: Music

Video: 720p

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

as George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

Justin Hayward

Justin Hayward

as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist

Russell Watson

Russell Watson

as Parson Nathaniel

Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson

as The Voice of Humanity

Tara Blaise

Tara Blaise

as Beth

James Alexis

James Alexis

as The Artilleryman