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The War of the Worlds

Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!

1953 · 1h 25m · 6.8 on TMDB

G

Science Fiction Action

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.

Cast

Gene Barry
Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin
Matthew Collins
Les Tremayne
General Mann

Frank Kreig

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Vernon Rich

Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice)

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

General Mann's Aide

William Phipps

William Phipps

Wash Perry

Production

Paramount Pictures

Directed by

Byron Haskin

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Released: April 3, 1953
Budget: $2M
Box office: $2M

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