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The War of the Worlds( 1953)

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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

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      Gene Barry

      Dr. Clayton Forrester

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      Ann Robinson

      Sylvia Van Buren

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      Lewis Martin

      Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

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      Les Tremayne

      Maj. Gen. Mann

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      Frank Kreig

      Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

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      Vernon Rich

      Col. Ralph Heffner

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      Sandro Giglio

      Dr. Bilderbeck

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      Ann Codee

      Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

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      Robert Cornthwaite

      Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

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      Houseley Stevenson Jr.

      Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)

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      William Phipps

      Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)

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      Jack Kruschen

      Salvatore

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      Paul Birch

      Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

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      Paul Frees

      Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

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      Henry Brandon

      Cop at Crash Site

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      Peter Adams

      Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

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      Eric Alden

      Man (uncredited)

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      Hugh Allen

      Brigadier General (uncredited)

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      Ruth Barnell

      Mother (uncredited)

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      Edgar Barrier

      Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

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      Russ Bender

      Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

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      Oscar Blank

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      Hazel Boyne

      Screaming Woman (uncredited)

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      Chet Brandenburg

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      George Bruggeman

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Nora Bush

      Woman in Church (uncredited)

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      Tony Butala

      Boy in Final Church (uncredited)

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      Mushy Callahan

      Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)

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      Dick Cherney

      Looter (uncredited)

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      Edward Colmans

      Spanish Priest (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

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      Russ Conway

      Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

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      Martin Coulter

      Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Vittorio Cramer

      First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

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      Pierre Cressoy

      Frenchman (uncredited)

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      Oliver Cross

      Scientist (uncredited)

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      Jane Crowley

      Woman in Church (uncredited)

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      Jim Davies

      Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

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      Helen Dickson

      Woman in Church (uncredited)

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      Ralph Dumke

      Buck Monahan (uncredited)

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      Jimmie Dundee

      Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

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      Al Ferguson

      Police Chief (uncredited)

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      Dick Fortune

      Marine Captain (uncredited)

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      Alex Frazer

      Dr. James (uncredited)

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      Frank Freeman Jr.

      Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Slim Gaut

      Radio Listener (uncredited)

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      Charles Gemora

      Martian (uncredited)

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      Ned Glass

      Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

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      Jack Gordon

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      Fred Graham

      Looter (uncredited)

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      Joe Gray

      Looter (uncredited)

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      Herman Hack

      Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Nancy Hale

      Young Wife (uncredited)

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      Virginia Hall

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Ted Hecht

      KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

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      Douglas Henderson

      Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Hoffmann

      Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

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      Tex Holden

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      Jimmie Horan

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Patricia Iannone

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Jerry James

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Michael Jeffers

      Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Dick Johnstone

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      Carolyn Jones

      Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Don Kohler

      Colonel (uncredited)

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      Ivan Lebedeff

      Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

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      Freeman Lusk

      Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

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      Herbert Lytton

      Chief of Staff (uncredited)

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      Wilbur Mack

      Official (uncredited)

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      George Magrill

      Traffic Cop (uncredited)

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      Mike Mahoney

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      John Mansfield

      Man (uncredited)

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      Joel Marston

      Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

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      Sydney Mason

      Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

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      John Maxwell

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Mathew McCue

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      David McMahon

      Minister, First Church (uncredited)

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      William Meader

      P.E. Official (uncredited)

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      Lee Miller

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Ralph Montgomery

      Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

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      Alvy Moore

      Zippy (uncredited)

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      Bob Morgan

      Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

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      Charles Morton

      Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      George Nardelli

      Military Officer (uncredited)

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      Stanley Orr

      Marine Major (uncredited)

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      George Pal

      Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Walter Richards

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Robert Rockwell

      Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

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      Walter Sande

      Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

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      James Seay

      Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

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      Allen D. Sewall

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      Lucile Sewall

      Woman in Church (uncredited)

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      Cora Shannon

      Old Woman (uncredited)

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      David Sharpe

      Looter (uncredited)

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      Teru Shimada

      Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

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      Reginald Lal Singh

      Military Officer (uncredited)

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      Bobby Somers

      Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Man in Church (uncredited)

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      Charles Stewart

      Marine Captain (uncredited)

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      Jack Stoney

      Looter (uncredited)

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      Gus Taillon

      Elderly Man (uncredited)

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      Morton C. Thompson

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Arthur Tovey

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Dale Van Sickel

      Looter (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Vernon

      Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

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      Edward Wahrman

      Cameraman (uncredited)

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      Anthony Warde

      Military Police Driver (uncredited)

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      Bob Whitney

      Military Officer (uncredited)

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      Chalky Williams

      Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

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      Waldon Williams

      Boy (uncredited)

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      Bud Wolfe

      Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

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      Fred Zendar

      Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Sep 06 2014
    Smashing sci-fi film that is a landmark for special effects. Martians invade Earth with total destructive powers, seemingly unstoppable, mankind must find a way to beat them before all is Lost. In spite of the uproar and considerable success of Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of the H.G Wells novel, War Of The Worlds was a topic that directors were staying well away from. Such high esteemed men like as Cecil B. DeMille & Alfred Hitchcock were mooted to be interested but it always came down to a worry that the special effects needed for the story were too much of a headache. Enter prod...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • laser gun
    • 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