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Invasion
Title
Invasion [electronic resource (video)] / BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2015], c2014.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (44 min.) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 07, 2015.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This film looks at the history of alien invasion and encounters in science fiction films, and how the themes reflect the fears, hopes and attitudes prevalent at the time the films were made.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2014.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Real History of Science Fiction
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
6 & up.
Contents
Introduction: The Real History of Science Fiction (1:51)
The War of the Worlds (2:53)
The War of the Worlds Broadcast (0:59)
War of the Worlds (1:32)
Independence Day (2:13)
Daleks (3:23)
Cybermen (2:32)
Fear of Infiltration (1:20)
The Thing (2:12)
Body Snatchers (1:11)
1990s and X-Files (2:18)
Human Created Monsters (1:26)
Godzilla (1:17)
Realism of Jurassic Park (4:01)
Peaceful Aliens (0:45)
Close Encounters (3:39)
ET (2:04)
Government Scientist in ET (1:36)
Men in Black (2:34)
District 9 (2:03)
Summary: Invasion in Science Fiction (0:42)
Credits: Invasion: The Real History of Science Fiction (0:39)
Videorecording number
60498s Infobase
60501 Infobase
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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