Who’s Out There - 1975

Renowned actor, writer, and director Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of extraterrestrial life. In examining our perceptions of alien ’martians’ from his “War of the Worlds“ broadcast, to then-modern explorations of Mars, this film from NASA provides a unique glimpse at life on earth, and elsewhere in the universe. Transcript (PDF): CREATED BY National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ) SUMMARY This film explores the new view of extraterrestrial life now emerging from the results of probes to the planets. The film discusses the conclusion of a number of distinguished scientists that other intelligent civilizations exist in the universe. REPOSITORY: Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601