The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1953)

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

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.

Date of release
1953-04-03
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (740)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Science Fiction, Action
Director
Byron Haskin

Casting

  • Gene Barry — Clayton Forrester
  • Ann Robinson — Sylvia Van Buren
  • Lewis Martin — Matthew Collins
  • Les Tremayne — General Mann
  • Frank Kreig — Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
  • Vernon Rich — Ralph Heffner
  • Sandro Giglio — Dr. Bilderbeck
  • Ann Codee — Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
  • Robert Cornthwaite — Dr. Pryor
  • Cedric Hardwicke — Commentary (voice)
  • Houseley Stevenson Jr. — General Mann's Aide
  • William Phipps — Wash Perry

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