The War of the Worlds (1953)
08/13/1953 (US) • 1h 25m
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Clayton Forrester
Sylvia Van Buren
Matthew Collins
General Mann
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Ralph Heffner
Dr. Bilderbeck
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Dr. Pryor
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
$2,000,000.00
Keywords
laser gun
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
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