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The War of the Worlds (1953)

Poster for The War of the Worlds

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Byron Haskin
  • Profile picture of Gene Barry
    Dr. Clayton Forrester Gene Barry
  • Profile picture of Ann Robinson
    Sylvia Van Buren Ann Robinson
  • Profile picture of Lewis Martin
    Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins Lewis Martin
  • Profile picture of Les Tremayne
    Maj. Gen. Mann Les Tremayne
  • Profile picture of Frank Kreig
    Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited) Frank Kreig
  • Profile picture of Vernon Rich
    Col. Ralph Heffner Vernon Rich
  • Profile picture of Sandro Giglio
    Dr. Bilderbeck Sandro Giglio
  • Profile picture of Ann Codee
    Dr. Duprey (uncredited) Ann Codee

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  • based on novel or 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