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The War of the Worlds

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

19531h 25mScience Fiction · Action

Released

April 3, 1953

6.8

TMDB Score

68% match · 743 votes

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About the Movie

The War of the Worlds poster

Science FictionAction

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.

DirectorByron Haskin

Released: April 3, 1953
Runtime: 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $2.0M
Box office: $2.0M
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Top Billed 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)

HS

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

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