The Great Martian War 1913-1917 Full Documentary

I got this from the Internet archive so hopefully it won't get taken down or go against copy write. Here is the link for where I got it: archive.org/de...
This film was made in 2013 as a joke, for WW1's 100th anniversary.

[@_Error303]

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[@-oiiio-3993]

_This is Spinal Tap._

[@raymondwilliams2609]

Quatermass And The Pit - The André Morell version !

[@sebastiank1714]

copy-right... write it right?

[@_Error303]

@@sebastiank1714 It initially was copyrighted but I worked it out with KZbin

[@sebastiank1714]

@@_Error303 that is ABSOLUTLY fine with me, its just you have the "write / right" typo error in your description.

[@AttemptedBattery]

*”Our lives were torn to pieces, our guns were useless. Hell was not below us, it had fallen from the sky.”* That hit deep

[@tengkubingit4422]

Who ever wrote that literally have to wear a fire suit cuz that's straight fire

[@MEQMALA_BACKUP2YT]

It was William Payne who said that

[@jonathanstrong4812]

GOD ALMIGHTY WHAT A SHAMBLES

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

and the most horrifying thing about it all.. is that from a 'realistic' tactical view , this.. is what you HOPPE for since it means the foe desires the planet unscathed enough to bother landing and engage you in planet bound warfare ..rather then just asteroid bomb it into a glowing molten ball agen.. or choke its air with enough viral mutagens to turn everything and anything not a mineral into putrid sludge :/

[@rapatacush3]

Ww1 artillery would had done a quick job out of them tripods if they had made these accurate to the book.

[@box-botkids3267]

I found the elderly actors decidedly convincing, as though they really experienced the events they recounted. Acting talent knows no age.

[@TMMReznor]

It doesn't really surprise that the older actors are better. Possibly something to do with having experience.

[@patrickancona1193]

They were kids during WW2 so all they have to do is remember the bombings, V1-V2 generations today don’t even know we almost lost everything

[@ClockMaster_3100]

Who knows maybe this video isn’t from our universe lol.

[@davidvanhorn3340]

William Hartnell proved that from 1963 to 1966

[@arcdecibel9986]

I have. I'm a veteran of XCOM.

[@grillodofus]

250% more realistic and credible than Netflix "Cleopatra"

[@no-eh9ox]

NCD knows.

[@_Error303]

True

[@benjaminlathem2745]

You didn't like cleonieqa?

[@jboydayz]

facts

[@confusedbadger6275]

More truthful than anything BlackLiesMatter say about giving any of those tens of millions to any other black people than themselves and their families.

[@AssassinIsAfk]

This documentary was recovered from a alternative universe where the martians did invade earth in 1913 and ww1 was a fight for the survival of humanity. Also this is the best war of the worlds adaptation to ever exist

[@nursestoyland]

SCP-1913-UIB: The Alternate Documentary

[@halothere6995]

I wonder if there’s a ww2 style documentary where we pay the Martians back for the invasion

[@marwerno]

Yes, they unfortunately chose the same Abbreviation. WW in this case refers to War of Worlds NO World War! And since it is having a number, we all know that there was a big payback at War of Worlds 2.

[@thysandenjoyer]

@@halothere6995 there should be

[@nopeeking287]

@@nursestoyland oh god… not SCP CRINGE!!

[@johnmesser3278]

Can you imagine that 100 years from now this "documentary" is found and treated as historical fact? Ty for uploading. This was Great!

[@_Error303]

Your welcome I had to send KZbin a rebuttal for copyright

[@neilruedlinger4851]

As an independent educator, I worry about the intellectual development of today's kids living in entrenched post-fact era families.

[@Mr.Guild1971]

Plenty of Morons Believe the Holocaust "didn't happen" Why not Believe this did

[@aj-2savage896]

More believable than what's happening now.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Given the increasing numbers of and internet presence of 'Mud Flood' idiots that actually believe, and evangelically spread, the idea that the structures of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition and other World's Fairs were actually 'ancient Tartarian architecture' and were 'built for giants' centuries ago, I wouldn't be surprised.

[@PuncturedCapsule]

This was actually well put together and seems very believable for those who don’t pay attention in history class

[@jessebonds1014]

Like the Canadian parliament lol maybe they are trying to find a Ukrainian that fought the Martians next 🤣

[@kennethtolbird8762]

Is the real story of WW1? REALLY??

[@erikryder1252]

yes it is but you haw to be an idiot not notesing that the Martians looks muth better in terms of graphic then the the humes (origonal videos with teh martians edited in)

[@josefmengele181]

No it wasn't this was half assed

[@margotpreston]

@@kennethtolbird8762 This is a mockumentary mate. Of course it isn't real.

[@quantumstereotv6319]

Finally, the first "found footage" that started a trend.

[@manuelluisnavarro7701]

My great grandfather, of British-Filipino descent fought in this war. He was a farrier. He was one of the few survivors of the Trojan Attack that drove infected horses into the Martian line of attack. He survived the Martian flu and died peacefully at the age of 99 in Manila.

[@Nathen..]

Your great grandfather was a great man! I know he's sitting with his squadron right now all having a drink together!

[@lemieux-z8933]

@@Nathen.. probably giving the martians hell in the afterlife too

[@Peter-Williams]

Amazing to hear he survived both the Trojan Attack and the Martian flu. I'm sure he was a great man. May he rest in peace in the presence of our Lord forever; Amen.

[@mr.ryceguy6854]

My greet greet grandfather was a Lt. Colonel with Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He was one of the first men to support Teddy and his decision to fight. He ended up leading the entire frontiersman right beside Roosevelt himself, just as they did in Cuba years before.

[@atticusbrown9154]

My Great Grandmother was a nurse who was killed by the Martians when they sank one of those ships, not sure which one. She was on her way back to London to examine the Westminster Martian's blood. Wonder if she would have been the one to discover Victacite?

[@reachandler3655]

Absolutely love this version of War of the Worlds! It's well thought out, the acting is convincing, and the effects realistic. In my opinion, this is the best dramatisation of H.G.Well's classic!

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

Well, really it isn't THE classic but rather a riff ON it.

[@reachandler3655]

@@uncletiggermclaren7592 The original story, written by H.G.Wells, is a classic. It has inspired many renditions, this 'documentary' is just one...

[@charlesyoung7436]

Interestingly enough, the year after "War of the Worlds" came out there was a magazine serial published in 1898 entitled "Edison's Conquest of Mars" in which the eponymous American inventor uses captured Martian technology (and some new inventions such as space suits) to carry the war to the Red Planet. This video very much follows in the same vein by substituting victory over Martians for the First World War (while making good use of WW 1 war footage). It was great (especially the end twist)!

[@reachandler3655]

@Charles Young I didn't know that. Thanks for the info, will look that up.

[@josefmengele181]

No

[@caryd67]

The code actually reads “we are here for your peanut butter”

[@-oiiio-3993]

No jelly?

[@nopeeking287]

Pretty to sure it said nectar…

[@pennyvickers3448]

This is one of the best Sci-fi films I have ever watched. Well done to all involved

[@Xbalanque84]

This is the H. G. Wells equivalent of what _World War Z_ *_should have been._*

[@MonkeBanana-oi1nn]

@@Xbalanque84 Indeed. I like your thinking

[@Wolfen443]

That parasite possession at the end was terrifying.

[@jordannewsom4578]

@@Xbalanque84 The movie wasn’t half bad but the book, SOOO FKN GOOD dude, I’ve read some good ones in my time but it’s up there in the top 10 for sure!!

[@Xbalanque84]

@JZ's BFF Hey, the novel was amazing, and formatted like a docudrama. The film had the same title _and nothing more._

[@CanadaMatt]

As a military historian, I find this film to really encapsulate all of the drama, fervor and peril of the type of 'Total Warfare" that was characteristic of the first half of the 20th century, while at the same time spinning an absolutely spellbinding tale of Science Fiction.

[@ssww3]

That's what makes me love this so much

[@marbleman52]

This was actually very good. It was not a silly "Grade B" documentary but had the stamp of a professionally produced documentary with very believable "eye witnesses" and experts. I can imagine the fun they had making this. I bet there were lots of funny out-takes where they start laughing while trying to act serious. Do not misunderstand my last sentence. The trench warfare of WW1 was inhuman and horrible beyond all reason. It was like Evil itself was manifested and wreaking Hell on everyone. But even war can sometimes have its own weird sense of humor. This is how many soldiers of all branches were able to cope with the horrors of what can happen to the human body....gotta have a way to mentally cope and escape, if just for a very short time.

[@-oiiio-3993]

I once worked at a mortuary... .

[@Del-Blanco-Diablo]

It wasn't that well thought out, they describe the victozite as a parasite even though it has more of a symbiotic relationship with its host, It doesn't kill the host like most parasites do.

[@Nebakrik88]

If anyone gets offended ,to hell with them lol

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

I’m pretty sure most of the trench footage is archival footage of the actual war that the spliced the Martians on top of

[@WhiteWolfSpirit]

​@@-oiiio-3993 well, I have questions for you then.......quite a lot of odd tales about ppl being buried alive, a few more random once.

[@grandparedpill2695]

Let me say I have watched dozens of BBC style documentaries. And this film copies them beautifully. This was highly entertaining, tearjerking, and having the little history channel logo in the lower right corner was the top hat on all of it. Well done gentlemen well done!

[@CEShoen]

Martian war channel 😞

[@mikearmstrong8483]

It had me going. I was ready to start looking into the History Channel to see if they had actually broadcast this as an April Fools prank or to celebrate some War of The Worlds anniversary or something like that.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

These days the History Channel would think this is the truth

[@monicamattox72]

EVERY school kid knows about "the Great VANISHING" and the failure of "the Great PUSH"...:) wink wink wink..anyway an amazing alternative history yes? :)

[@philthycat1408]

BBC would put the license fee up to fund the making of something like this though 😂

[@Ipolitelyaskyoutodie]

"He’s scared, I know he is scared of me!" That hit hard damn 🥶

[@RowancoolastroNAUT]

i know right she is so badass

[@goaway152]

This has that feel of mid-to-late 90s History channel documentaries. Back when they still cared about history

[@gregranzoni1899]

Whats hilarious is that i think this was ripped from the Canadian History Channel, you see a maple leaf TVPG in the upper corner of the screen.

[@goaway152]

@@gregranzoni1899 yeah i saw that too. still great stuff

[@Technobabylon]

No one would have believed, in the opening years of the twentieth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space.

[@Emdee5632]

... slowly and surely, the Martians drew their plans against us...

[@nopeeking287]

And they devised a plan to get our bigmacs..

[@dereklucero5785]

Whomever threw this together is a genius. From the narrator, to the sfx and old footage……. This is brilliant.

[@Shregurun93]

I love how they literally made a documentary about a fictional war.

[@davidluck1678]

yes, instead of the usual fictive "documentaries" about real wars

[@sunnyjay1]

Incredible Mockumentary! A full -length feature, no less, and a Classic example of the "History" Channel's shift from factual to fictional and entertainment for commercial purposes. Exceptionally and convincingly well done. :D

[@sunnyjay1]

Of course, the British accents lend delightful "credibility" and authenticity. :D

[@spacewarpphotography1667]

I don't think "mockumentary" is the right term, since it wasn't intended to be funny. I suggest "Alternate History" as a more appropriate term.

[@tamingthejungleanallotment5486]

There is a whole generation that would believe this actually happened.

[@vincentconti-jb3hd]

Nothing to do with the history channel!!!! You spend too much time online!!!!! You've been had!!!!

[@johannjohann6523]

Yeah what Happened to the History channel? I used to watch it all the time. They run out of history? lol. I mean they should have had an unending amount of content! Now it's full of UFO and aliens programs.

[@vincentpuccio3689]

Just don’t know what to say about this. The story to production value and the acting were excellent. Don’t know who wrote or produce this offhand but they deserved any accolades that they could get. Now I have always been a big Scifi fan and I have never heard of this before it’s an excellent alternate history of the war of the worlds and I would like to add this to my collection of sci-fi films.

[@eldritchmorgasm4018]

Same here. I think this suffered from a rights-issue situation, not sure anyone knows what realy happend.

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Shows what can be done. String theorists would argue, this did happen, just not here.

[@Kez_DXX]

On one hand, this is an excellent alternate history mocumentary. On the other hand, this is just to be expected from the History Channel.

[@lautarogomez9711]

@@Kez_DXX Their fanatism about the aliens have ruined them...NO one cares about them!, they don't exist!...At least, not until they say "Fuck it" and launch a blast and kill us all...

[@keithdeslippe4457]

Or. Just admit that AI is getting better, but not good enough!

[@wayne9094]

The old people doing the telling of their personal stories is great . They made it look real . That is good acting .

[@Rammodguy.]

What if they are actually believing this happened, made it up or something because of PTSD? Then this crew came and made it real!

[@BuckeyeNationRailroader]

Just remember that somewhere in an Alternate Version of Earth in the multiverse, this documentary is not a joke and actually happened...

[@geraldapollyon655]

After having watched this, I'm convinced that we need a TV Series/Mini-series of The Great Martian War. However, with the way things are in the big film industry, I look to the Independents and fan film makers to make this happen.

[@leechowning2712]

What I would love to see is the next step in these Alt Real films... channels made to keep going. By this time, we all know parts of history that really should be considered Alt Real... consider the "Discovery of America" or "Man's First Flight"... that are no more real than this documentary on the first landing by the parasite. I am looking forward to seeing more.

[@johannjohann6523]

You got that right. If its mainstream big network shows anymore, you know not to waste your time. The whole "fan" film makers have done some pretty good stuff, and it seems they just get better and better.

[@peanut2069]

Independent films used to be the weirdest, and worst films out there (usually), yet now they are some of the only good ones XD

[@danielevora4938]

Would be ,out of this world

[@jendouglas9781]

Or a prequel film following the post-war interviewees

[@jerrymail]

Even it's intented to be a documentary and not a film, it's more interesting than all the "War of the Worlds" movies I have watched. Thanks for sharing this !

[@megazero952]

same for me

[@Thoralmir]

You'd also enjoy "Without Warning", a made-for-TV film in the style of a news broadcast in the 1990s. There's also WKBL's updated War of the Worlds radio broadcast.

[@StarColonies]

I agree. Much better than Tom Cruises high budget but epically awful WotW reboot. The human's engineering of the virus that eventually defeats the martians is a a nice twist on Well's original Nature's defence. .. and the "elites" disregard for human life really struck hard in this super-realistic documentary, Even some of the comentators justified this... "Lions led by Donkeys" just like the factual Great War.

[@nopeeking287]

@@StarColonies I agree. 2005 is shit, and is wayyyyy to overrated.

[@SIXPACFISH]

Fair story. Very well put together from old film clips and CGI. This is how CGI was meant to be used. To ad to, not to completely stomp over the film. But the best part was the acting of the elderly actors. They sold their roles with a grand acting ferver, that was a joy to watch. Their acting was far better than any of Hellywoods Big Featured movies for the last 20 years!

[@WhiteWolfSpirit]

I concur.

[@johnrudy9404]

Wow. What a great idea this was. The War of the Worlds concept, interpreted as a world war all countries are allies in. Real good job using WW1 footage. Must have taken a long time to sync up ideas with footage to form a story. Then, to also tie in the Spanish Flu idea was genius. The actors were really good, in that they used the subtle nuances of behavior and appeared unprepared to make statements, just as real people are, in real documentaries. What WOULD the world do? The idea that a north american native would be witness to the destruction of society is so reflective of what happened to his people when Europeans came. The final, cryptic warning of technological change was excellant. Well done!!

[@Captain_Ford]

There is a subtle brilliance in the storytelling when we learn about the alien dying from a virus. If you know War of the Worlds, you know what the twist ending is and how the aliens are defeated. All throughout this, we've been presented with the events as if they are fact. However, when we learn about the virus, that's the first real moment that we can say "I know how this ends", which, if you're watching a dramatization of a historical event, is most likely the goal. Plus, the way it morphs into the Spanish Flu after the war is a spectacular spin. Bravo for this piece. Even if it's fake, it's a gripping story. I love it, and got so invested in the "eye witnesses" and their stories.

[@gerryhouska2859]

A great documentary. It is amazing to see the actual footage of Martians and their killing machines my grandfathers fought against and reminisced about.

[@geraldmiller8973]

how old is your grandfather?

[@jackspringheel9963]

I hope it comes out in a colorized version.

[@ZeonicZaku1-Zeon_Grunt_Suit]

@@cockney His spelling means the same thing, stop being so petty about regional dialects. It's just semantics.

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@cockney That's the Brit spelling, not American...and we get a real kick out of the way you Brits try to say Aluminum. Or when you say "wif" instead of "with" and Fursday instead of Thursday and many other words butchered with the "f" sound instead of "th." Or where you say "wha" Instead of "what." ;-)

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

@@USCG.Brennan Except that what is actual butchering is the way the people from burgerland speak and write, especially nowadays when they talk and write as if they live in a ghetto and instead of a school, their "education" came from Dr. Dre or some other lowlifes like that.

[@dannylowe8932]

This was so good! A great adaptation of H G Wells's "War of the Worlds" with a twist... Bravo very well done!! The way it was written as a documentary told by the men and women who "fought" the Martians back in the early 20th century was just fantastic made the whole story come to life for me while I watched. I had never seen this before in fact I had never even heard about this version in my life. Thank you for uploading it to youtube for all of us to have access to see it.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

seconds that ,specially love how it massages the way the martians are defeated with semi realism of how the conflict might develop and how aliens would be a threat and still avoid the plothole of landing with overwhelming force and not using it.

[@JohnnySmithWhite-wd4ey]

Love how WW 1 history is intertwined with fiction.

[@garywilloughby6893]

Better than the Tom Cruise War of the Worlds

[@Bob-fh4ht]

@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash They waited and waited so the soldiers could shoot all they want to feed their war machine

[@janreznak881]

Except the plot holes and logical fallacies where huge enough to drive a battleship through. Take away the shiny and it just doesn't make ANY sense.

[@1967sluggy]

I remember watching this when it originally came out. I seem to be the only person I know who has ever watched it, and yet it's always stuck with me, in no small part for how effectively it captures the History Channel style for a completely fictional war.

[@satanofficial3902]

"ACK. Ack ack ack. Ack ack. Aaaack ack ack. Ack ACK." ---Old Martian Proverb

[@halothere6995]

A language as French

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

My great grandfather, his brother, and his cousin were all in the great martian war. Great grandad was a cameraman for Lumiere Brothers France, and was able to record some of the black and white silent footage you see here from hiding spots with a clunky crank driven camera. Brother was a box and bag carrier for Operation Plum Duff, the explosive mine digging and placement plan used against the Heron. Cousin lied about his age and enlisted, but was figured out and used as a field HQ orderly for the remainder of the war, though he also served as a stretcher carrier and later a lorrie driver. (just kidding!)

[@lincolnyaco5626]

I buy it!

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

@@lincolnyaco5626 it's all yours for tuppence hap'ney.

[@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606]

Sad part is, you only got the attention of two people. You must be crushed. 😂

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

@@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606 no I'm more just gassed and burnt to a crisp by lasers.

[@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606]

@@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930 😂👍

[@EquaODaLv]

I LOVE this. Historians, witnesses, footage, voiceover, dramatic music, this is amazing! My mind is blown.

[@rezzer7918]

Clearly one for the History books; the all but ignored Martian-Earth war. So glad it is finally hereby documented, and given the scholarly attention it was always due. Kudos to you 👍

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

Would make sense for why our technology rapidly advanced after the turn of the century.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

It’s fake

[@pizzaeldante3446]

​@@louisbeerreviews8964 no shit

[@curtistate8848]

This was very talented storytelling . The actors all deserve awards for their portrayal of an all too real version of this small universe.This was Damn Good!

[@Emdee5632]

''Slowly and surely, the Martians drew their plans against us...''

[@theromaniandud]

I think that this was accidentally broadcasted from another universe

[@CeoOfThe4thDimension]

Exactly

[@jendouglas9781]

I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case

[@Bowl_of_roses]

Astonishing - whoever made this deserves a medal - ridiculously authentic.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

history channel making mockumentaries is one of the top ten things i didnt think id find out in 2023

[@michaelbloom1309]

This is really just brilliant . Top honors to all who created and participated in this .

[@monicamattox72]

just utterly BRILLIANT absolutely AMAZING right? :)

[@bravohammer9030]

I was a young boy when this happened I'm 127 now the martian flu will let me live at least another 100 years stay tuned

[@andreaslermen2008]

H.G. Wells meets The Great War. One of the best mockumentaries around.

[@Carlschwamberger1]

The Magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction had a anniversary issue commemorating the first publication of Wells novel. Modern writers contributed short stories. Each story in the style of a famous writer of the era. There was the Jack London version about Martians in the Alaskan wilderness, the Teddy Roosevelt version, with the Rough Riders stalking Martians with Winchester rifles in the Cuban Jungles. A Jules Verne version had the Martians reaching Paris in the springtime. The male Tripod operators fall in love with the Eifel Tower thinking it a Martian female. The most fun I've read in any magazine issue.

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

I think I have the book of them.

[@Carlschwamberger1]

@@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf I should look for my copy

[@greghardy9476]

‘All Quiet On The Martian Front’ fans having a field day!

[@soldier22881]

its nice of captain titus of the ultra marines to narrate this great war against the first xeno contact that the imperium of man encountered

[@brettcourtenay569]

Well Done! Unique Docos like this are true gems that often get "lost" as the sheer volume of material being added to KZbin and other sites as time goes by leaves many things Forgotten because they weren't remembered to begin with because they aired , maybe once or twice and to a small audience, making videos like these the proverbial needle in the haystack...with hardly anyone even looking for this and other needles to begin with...Thank you!

[@seanlanglois8620]

probably one of the best things the history channel has put on the last 20 years

[@captainyossarian388]

Thanks for posting this. I love the attention to detail, such as the great museum logo 'MWM' (Martian War Museum) and how real that Martian Heron looks, standing in the museum's courtyard.

[@bradpotts1747]

i am really impressed with how perfectly this emulates a history channel documentary. everyone not being interviewed speaks in a tone suggesting what they are saying is the most important thing ever said by anyone. its clear that the "important revelation" from the journal was just some trivial bit of information played up for attention and that all other information is cursory research in universe. really nailed it.

[@aceofspades856]

Wow! Just, wow! The acting, the production, everything is just top notch! A most impressive production. Hats off to all those who had a hand in creating it!

[@monicamattox72]

a GEM an absolute GEM wow holy CRAP can't BELIEVE I stumbled upon this WOW how CREATIVE right? :)

[@f4lloutgaymer]

Yes, this was shown in the US originally on The History Channel in 2013. Then it disappeared about a year later, and all we could really find are 3 minute snippets of this mockumentary. Thank you so much for finding such a good resolution copy to share with us. This is such a treasure. Be Excellent to each other and Party on. 🤘🎸😎

[@eb311235]

They did one about merfolk too.

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

@@eb311235 we don’t talk about that one…

[@ironbomb6753]

Was it an April Fools show?

[@donaldrobers5028]

@@ironbomb6753 I think the merfolk mockumentary was televised on the Discovery Channel during their silly phase when they also had one about the purported current sightings of the Megolodon shark.

[@vincentconti-jb3hd]

Seriously!!?? History channel has nothing to do with this!!!!

[@danielmccollum5451]

I've been looking for a copy of this for years and never able to track it down. Thanks for posting this - finally was able to scratch an itch I've had for YEARS :) And it definitely lived up to my hopeful expectations!

[@jeffreykeith6494]

The editing is fantastic. Real time footage flows through almost seamlessly. Thank you.

[@frankkolton1780]

Though he rarely spoke of it, my grandfather fought it that war, the only thing that he would say was that the death and destruction was terrible. The devastation and loss of life was so bad, that the world just wanted to completely erase it from memory. Now today, most people aren't even aware that the Great Martian War even happened, some even learn of it and are shown the evidence, yet still deny it happened.

[@elbandito7504]

😂

[@grimmrefertheJedi]

If this was real i am in culture shock there is no way its real

[@grassnothing1631]

@@grimmrefertheJedi It was real

[@grimmrefertheJedi]

Then why isnt it in history books and tv and movie meidea

[@charlottemarsh2202]

​@@grimmrefertheJediWorld wide cover up for the benefit of all mankind. At least that's what they tell everyone...

[@outlet6989]

The accurate deciphering of the Martian language still continues. Our computers can now link with computers found inside their war machines. We have been able to download a wealth of information concerning the history of the Martians. This includes their plans to invade Earth. The Martians referred to their invasion plans using the title, "Special Military Operation."

[@comradepivot4570]

LOL

[@jaceacekalgoorlie]

Yep, they expected to take earth in 3 days.

[@sigmacademy]

Technically speaking, the Martians wouldn't be using ANY of Earth's terminology. That was an obvious flaw in any sci-fi writer of the time's writing.

[@landchannel7688]

Now imagine a "Ukraine's war against martians" documentary coming out in 2122

[@joshuajoaquin5099]

​​@@landchannel7688They landed north at the border of Belarus and head down to Kyiv but alas due of early warning by NASA and European space division they predicted the landings and managed to bombard it but several break through and head to the capital With the Georgian and Belarusian legion alongside with 93rd Mechanized Brigade managed to stall them by flanking them with Anti Martian propelled grenades and NMAW with efficiency destroying the Martian Kyiv assault force but they managed to land at Donbas and currently attacking both Russian and Ukrainian lines

[@carriepowell4863]

You could show this in a 2023 College History class and they'd believe it 😂😂😂.

[@pl1guru]

Thank you for uploading this forgotten gem! I have wanted to see this for years after I saw a few clips on KZbin a while back. To me this is the best War of the Worlds film to date. The war machines look believable, the actions of the humans are believable, the Martian are more how H.G. Wells described them, and it is set in an appropriate time frame, not modern day like most other movies. The twist at the end is unexpected, but is alos good. Again, thank you!

[@_Error303]

yea this needs to be expanded also there is a current Roblox game in development on this subject www.roblox.com/games/11751286632/Great-Martian-War-Vlaanderen-and-Blood

[@sabrekai8706]

Thanks for putting this out for us to watch. I've always thought War of the Worlds was one of the best Sci Fi stories written. This version was very well done. Think I'm going to go put on Jeff Wynn's War of the Worlds musical now. 😀

[@crisespinoza1979]

"No Nathaniel! Oh no Nathaniel, no" lol I have two copies of that cd.

[@sabrekai8706]

@@crisespinoza1979 I bought it when it first came out. Heard it (part of it) while sitting in the back of my pickup at a drive in theatre. It was pumped out by the concession stand during intermission. Came out about the same time as Battlestar Galactica, another of my favorites.

[@crisespinoza1979]

@Sabre Kai I first heard some of it in an Amesbury, England book store in 1983. Once I heard more, I had to have it.

[@cpt191021]

"one of the best sci fi stories wirtten". 😧ill never forget that insane statement. WTF are you talking about??? its not even an avg sci story. i guess if youve only read 2-3 books i your life. smh greatest ever written WTF. statements so gd wrong its enraging haha

[@51WCDodge]

Try Stephen Baxter's 'The Massacre of Mankind. A sequel to War of the Worlds.

[@jbos5107]

I've seen this film mentioned on several different platforms but I was looking for science fiction movies at the time. After watching this docudrama I have to say, this film is some pretty good science fiction. Thanks for putting it up.

[@Scott4271]

Magnificent re-telling of war of the worlds, with a delicious twist at the end. H.G would be proud! Wonderful use of old footage.

[@lightbox617]

Wendigo, A part of my family was raised in the Northern Adirondacks; New York State. We knew about wendigos but that genre was largely explained as creatures who had to travel. You could recognize a Wendigo because it ran/traveled so fast that it's eyes bled. It ran across the treetops in what we called "The Great North woods."

[@jeffhinman7570]

Awesome! How could this movie not be more widely known?

[@LaptopLarry330]

This video started out in bits and pieces by its original creator. Due to popular demand here, the video got developed more and more, until it was released in the “mockumentary” you have just watched.

[@LaptopLarry330]

“here on KZbin”.

[@clydecox2108]

Here am I scrolling through KZbin and suddenly feeling as if I was cast into an alternate reality as if this really happened. That truly is a rare occurrence. Brilliant…

[@Enonagucusanunacunagunisu]

My great-great-grandma served as a nurse in Britain. She said she spent most of her time just taking care of the sick, as there were hardly any wounded to be recovered. Such a chilling thought.

[@mattheuszwart8103]

Best mockumentary ever.

[@frederickratel4231]

This was the best sci fi "documentary" I've ever had the good fortune to stumble upon. Easily 101%. Thank you.

[@knatureknight7504]

I think the problem is that the earth soldier are using rifles against armoured tanks with energy shields.

[@MangUcokProductions]

Finally someone uploaded this on KZbin. I watched this mockumentary in 2018 by searching the pirated video on the internet, and it was difficult to find it. Thanks for sharing this.

[@royrapoport1]

This film is breathtaking in its ambition and execution. One of the very best movies I've seen in recent past. Wow.

[@samoafa841]

Oh my Gawd! Incredible work. The greatest war that never was documented to perfection. Thank you!

[@davidaitchison3282]

Great presentation, the format, CGI, and acting were all 'top drawer', thank you for sharing.

[@glenchapman3899]

The most impressive element of the CGI they managed to match the frame rates of those old films giving the machines that strange stilted sped up look about them.

[@williamsoltes1658]

I'm not a movie guy. I'm a documentary guy, and as such, I have watched hundreds of them. Even though this is not a documentary (per se), I've got to tell ya, ... THIS IS MY FAVORITE DOCUMENTORY OF ALL TIME! !!! Great job guys. Five stars!

[@hatefuljon3997]

Thank you for uploading the documentary, I've wanted to see it for ages but always just had to make do with watching clips of it and never the whole thing. Until now. Thanks again.

[@Hillbilly001]

Outstanding!!! The sound I heard were the Wells' rolling over in their collective graves. H.G. because you didn't distract from canon and Orson because he didn't have the idea. Well done. Watch out that Giorgio Tsukolos (?) doesn't take it as fact. LoL. Brilliant! Cheers from Tennessee

[@johnmcginnis5201]

Best parody of a documentary I have ever seen! Kudos. if there is an Oscar for parody this should win hands down.

[@user-fr4mp6ld8d]

Well done, it feels like a true war documentary. I keep coming back every so often and re watching. A great story that that ends with now what?

[@Miss.kittty]

This was great. The actual footage from WW1 and the testimonials of the actual people at that TIme describing war. Well written and well put together. Thank you ❤️

[@crisespinoza1979]

Wow. I really enjoyed this program. I've read and re-read The War Of The Worlds, I've watched the original movie countless times, bought Jeff Wayne's musical version cd, I've made the Martian War machine noise my ring tone, watched the B grade movies (which were decent but a bit campy), and even watched the horrible tom cruise version. Love War of the Worlds and this "documentary" is now on that list.

[@MonkeBanana-oi1nn]

The Tom Cruise one was a different take on the franchise. It’s what brought me my interest to books.

[@crisespinoza1979]

@@MonkeBanana-oi1nn what I didn't like about that one (besides the obvious) was the girl constantly screaming and being so freaking helpless. I was hoping she'd get Darwined.

[@MonkeBanana-oi1nn]

@@crisespinoza1979 Understandable. At first I felt terrible because those screams felt so real. but it got annoying as hell within the first five minutes of the getaway scene

[@levthemapperxd]

@@crisespinoza1979but wasn’t the book also a commentary on social darwinism

[@crisespinoza1979]

@@levthemapperxd does it matter to those who read for entertainment?

[@jeffreysoutherland774]

Thanks for uploading this. I have seen bits of it over the years, but never all of it. Thank you.

[@jaykar4376]

Woah this is like seeing a documentary from a different timeline or from another Earth in a parallel Universe.

[@neves5083]

In the times before time, when the history channel actually produced history content

[@JPGotrokkits]

This was a fun watch, thanks for getting it into the wild, I've tried to trackmit down for years!

[@oldsoldier64]

Exceptional. Why am I just now seeing this? Thank You for posting .

[@billybrown9541]

This was a real treat. I hope they do alternate history documentaries with other great historical periods

[@primrosevale1995]

Now THIS is what true docufiction is all about, a perfect mix of historical and fantasical presented in a way that all you to truly place yourself in another world, in a way that feels real.

[@cliffordthies6715]

When I was a boy, I met a great uncle, a veteran of the Martian War. He was but a shell of a man. They said it was shell shock. I thought those who were killed in that was didn't suffer as much.

[@shawnharrington9548]

So much better than the Tom Cruz version. Thank you.

[@marbleman52]

Shawn Harrington...I agree. The Tom Cruise version really STUNK...!! Don't mess with the original 50's Classics of Forbidden Planet, The Day The Earth Stood Still, War Of The Worlds, the 1960 The Time Machine, and others. They are firmly planted in my generation's collective psyche ( born 1952), and later generations as well and any remake is going to be too hyped up and too much CGI and too many low quality actors....not one Gene Barry, Rod Taylor, or Michael Rennie caliber anywhere.

[@shawnharrington9548]

@@marbleman52 I totally agree!

[@levthemapperxd]

@@marbleman52The 50s version wasn’t even accurate to the book (in some aspects). The 2005 version at least showed the red weed. Not to mention that its themes are closer to the book than the 50s version. I am not saying it is bad, I am merely stating that it was closer to the book.

[@elitemook4234]

Been looking for this for ages. Thank you.

[@screamingjimmy]

this has been suppressed for so long. Glad the truth is finally getting out there. thanks for posting

[@oddjob1795]

I just can’t believe this was made for a major tv channel. Sweet.

[@-oiiio-3993]

'History' Channel has produced increasingly ridiculous content for decades. This one is an intellectual exercise unlike so much of their more recent 'alien' and 'reality show' tripe.

[@patricia1333]

@@-oiiio-3993 I was about to say the same - I mean, Oak Island has about the same credibility as this, but they try to hype it as real…

[@vincentconti-jb3hd]

It was not aired on the History channel....that's part of the gaf!!! I got a bridge for sale! Interested?

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@vincentconti-jb3hd Got me there. Can I 'buy it on time'?

[@vincentconti-jb3hd]

@@-oiiio-3993 nice!

[@hangar21us]

The best and most accurate History Channel Documentary by far!

[@lyinarbaeldeth2456]

Really excellent production. Bravo. Always remember the heroes of the Martian War!

[@jendouglas9781]

Plot twist: the code actually read "Half Life 3 will come out in the year-" but the martian pilot couldn't finish before the Heron Tripod fell on the bridge

[@ultrajd]

THANK YOU!!! I’ve been looking for this for a long time. Ever since I saw it on TV.

[@istp1967]

This is a great adaptation of War of the Worlds. But what I think is really scary; is that it looks legit, and so convincing! Which just shows how easily they could rewrite history!

[@Emdee5632]

Only confused people think history is being rewritten, or think that KZbin, the government, etc. etc. is trying to deceive them.

[@charlottemarsh2202]

Who's saying they haven't already...

[@Emdee5632]

I'm not a conspiracy believer... I guess it can be difficult for some people to understand this is just a ''mockumentary'', an alternate history War of the World adaptation made to look as if it really happened. Martians didn't land on Earth in the early 20th century. The Middle Ages did not last 500 years shorter than we are being told and we did not go from the year 800 straight to the year 1300. These people only deceive themselves. They WANT to deceive themselves, it makes them feel special. They want to be part of a group that can ''see through the lies''. Nonsense.

[@brianhays1797]

It’s about time this got on KZbin! Thank you!

[@Epoch11]

This was so well-made and the actors did such an amazing job

[@johnc6738]

Hell of a spin on War of The Worlds. And then the end pushes this to continue. Master work