The War of the Worlds
Also known as War of the Worlds
1953 film directed by Byron Haskin
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6.8The 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.
Released: 1953-04-0385 minDir: Byron HaskinScience Fiction, ActionBudget: $2.0MBox office: $2.0M
Cast
- Gene Barry as Clayton Forrester
- Ann Robinson as Sylvia Van Buren
- Lewis Martin as Matthew Collins
- Les Tremayne as General Mann
- Frank Kreig as Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
- Vernon Rich as Ralph Heffner
Themes
- laser gun
- based on novel or book
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1950s science fiction thriller films1953 American films1953 English-language films1953 films1953 science fiction filmsAmerican films about extraterrestrial lifeAmerican science fiction thriller filmsApocalyptic filmsEnglish-language science fiction filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about alien invasionsFilms about nuclear war and weapons