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        The War of the Worlds
        6.8
        (633 votes)

        The War of the Worlds

        1953
        Science Fiction
        Action
        1 hr 25 min

        Overview

        The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

        Creators

        Director
        Byron Haskin
        Novel
        H.G. Wells
        Screenplay
        Barré Lyndon
        The War of the Worlds

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Gene Barry
        Gene Barry
        Dr. Clayton Forrester
        Ann Robinson
        Ann Robinson
        Sylvia Van Buren
        Lewis Martin
        Lewis Martin
        Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
        Les Tremayne
        Les Tremayne
        Maj. Gen. Mann
        Frank Kreig
        Frank Kreig
        Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
        Vernon Rich
        Vernon Rich
        Col. Ralph Heffner
        Sandro Giglio
        Sandro Giglio
        Dr. Bilderbeck
        Ann Codee
        Ann Codee
        Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
        Robert Cornthwaite
        Robert Cornthwaite
        Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
        Cedric Hardwicke
        Cedric Hardwicke
        Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
        Houseley Stevenson Jr.
        Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (13/08/1953)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $2,000,000
        Country
        Production company
        Laser gun
        📖Based on novel / book
        Dystopia
        Mountain village
        Street riots
        Space invasion
        Radioactivity
        Martian
        🕊️Religion
        🌴Los angeles, California
        🛸Alien invasion
        Technicolor
        Scientist hero
        Martian invasion
        Mass evacuation
        Meteor space ship
        Wedge maneuver
        Impenetrable force field
        Martian aircraft
        Three-lensed eye
        H.g. wells
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