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The War of the Worlds

(1953)

April 3, 1953 1h 25m
68%
TMDB Score

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.

Byron Haskin

Director

Top Billed Cast

GB

Gene Barry

Clayton Forrester

AR

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

LM

Lewis Martin

Matthew Collins

LT

Les Tremayne

General Mann

FK

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

VR

Vernon Rich

Ralph Heffner

SG

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

AC

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

RC

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor

CH

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice)

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