

The War of the Worlds
68%
706 TMDB ratings
Directed by Byron Haskin
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.
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
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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)
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

Peter Adams
Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

Eric Alden
Man (uncredited)
Hugh Allen
Brigadier General (uncredited)
Ruth Barnell
Mother (uncredited)

Edgar Barrier
Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender
Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Man in Church (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Man in Church (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Soldier (uncredited)

Nora Bush
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Tony Butala
Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Looter (uncredited)

Edward Colmans
Spanish Priest (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

Russ Conway
Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
Martin Coulter
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Vittorio Cramer
First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

Pierre Cressoy
Frenchman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Scientist (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Jim Davies
Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Woman in Church (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke
Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Al Ferguson
Police Chief (uncredited)
Dick Fortune
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Dr. James (uncredited)
Frank Freeman Jr.
Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Radio Listener (uncredited)

Charles Gemora
Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Man in Church (uncredited)

Fred Graham
Looter (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Looter (uncredited)

Herman Hack
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Nancy Hale
Young Wife (uncredited)
Virginia Hall
Girl (uncredited)

Ted Hecht
KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann
Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Man in Church (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
Party Guest (uncredited)
Patricia Iannone
Girl (uncredited)
Jerry James
Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone
Man in Church (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Colonel (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)

Mike Mahoney
Townsman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
Man (uncredited)

Joel Marston
Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Sydney Mason
Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)

Mathew McCue
Man in Church (uncredited)

David McMahon
Minister, First Church (uncredited)
William Meader
P.E. Official (uncredited)

Lee Miller
Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Alvy Moore
Zippy (uncredited)

Bob Morgan
Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Charles Morton
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Military Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
Marine Major (uncredited)

George Pal
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Walter Richards
Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Walter Sande
Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Man in Church (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Cora Shannon
Old Woman (uncredited)

David Sharpe
Looter (uncredited)

Teru Shimada
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Military Officer (uncredited)
Bobby Somers
Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man in Church (uncredited)
Charles Stewart
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Looter (uncredited)
Gus Taillon
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Morton C. Thompson
Reporter (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)
Bob Whitney
Military Officer (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Waldon Williams
Boy (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)
Crew

Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director

Byron Haskin
Director
Barré Lyndon
Screenplay

H. G. Wells
Novel
Gae Griffith
Producer's Assistant
Frank Caffey
Production Manager

Cecil B. DeMille
Executive Producer

George Pal
Producer
Frank Freeman Jr.
Associate Producer
Murray Young
Key Grip
George Barnes
Director of Photography

Edith Head
Costume Design
Details
- Release date
- April 3, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- Byron Haskin
- Box office
- $2,000,000
- Rated
- G
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