

The War of the Worlds
1953-04-03 · 85 min · ★ 6.8
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.
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- Directors
- Byron Haskin
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,000,000
Top Cast
Gene BarryClayton Forrester
Ann RobinsonSylvia Van Buren
Lewis MartinMatthew Collins
Les TremayneGeneral Mann
Frank KreigFiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon RichRalph Heffner
Sandro GiglioDr. Bilderbeck
Ann CodeeDr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert CornthwaiteDr. Pryor
Cedric HardwickeCommentary (voice)
William PhippsWash Perry
Jack KruschenSalvatore
Paul BirchAlonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Paul FreesSecond Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Henry BrandonCop at Crash Site
Peter AdamsPine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Eric AldenMan (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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