The War of the Worlds
644 reviews
Sci-Fi/Action
1h 25m
1953
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...
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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
- Release13 August 1953
- Genre
- Duration1h 25m
- Budget$2,000,000
- Revenue$2,000,000
- Rate644 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
Cast

Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin
Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne
Maj. Gen. Mann

Frank Kreig
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich
Col. Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

Cedric Hardwicke
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

William Phipps
Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)

Jack Kruschen
Salvatore

Paul Birch
Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Paul Frees
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon
Cop at Crash Site

Eric Alden
Man (uncredited)

Edgar Barrier
Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender
Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Man in Church (uncredited)

Edward Colmans
Spanish Priest (uncredited)

Russ Conway
Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Pierre Cressoy
Frenchman (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke
Buck Monahan (uncredited)

Al Ferguson
Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles Gemora
Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

Fred Graham
Looter (uncredited)

Herman Hack
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Nancy Hale
Young Wife (uncredited)

Ted Hecht
KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann
Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone
Man in Church (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff
Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

Freeman Lusk
Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
Official (uncredited)

George Magrill
Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Joel Marston
Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)

David McMahon
Minister, First Church (uncredited)

Lee Miller
Reporter (uncredited)

Alvy Moore
Zippy (uncredited)

Bob Morgan
Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Charles Morton
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Military Officer (uncredited)

George Pal
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Walter Sande
Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

David Sharpe
Looter (uncredited)

Teru Shimada
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Man in Church (uncredited)

Jack Stoney
Looter (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel
Looter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Anthony Warde
Military Police Driver (uncredited)
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