The War of the Worlds

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Synopsis

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.

Directed by

Byron Haskin

Written by

H. G. Wells, Barré Lyndon

Cast

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)

HO

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

General Mann's Aide

William Phipps

Wash Perry

Jack Kruschen

Salvatore

Paul Birch

Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon

Cop at Crash Site

Details

Released

April 3, 1953

Runtime

1h 25m

Status

Released

Language

EN

Country

United States of America

Budget

$2,000,000

Box office

$2,000,000

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