The War of the Worlds

Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!

Duration: 85 min

Release date: 1953-08-13

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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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as Clayton Forrester

as Sylvia Van Buren

as Matthew Collins

as General Mann

as Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

as Ralph Heffner

as Dr. Bilderbeck

as Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Robert Cornthwaite

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

as Commentary (voice)

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

as General Mann's Aide

as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

as Cop at Crash Site

as Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

as Man (uncredited)

as Brigadier General (uncredited)

as Mother (uncredited)

as Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

as Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

as Man in Church (uncredited)

as Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

as Man in Church (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

George Bruggeman

as Soldier (uncredited)

as Woman in Church (uncredited)

as Boy in Final Church (uncredited)

as Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)

as Looter (uncredited)

as Spanish Priest (uncredited)

as Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

as Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Vittorio Cramer

Vittorio Cramer

as First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

as Frenchman (uncredited)

as Scientist (uncredited)

as Woman in Church (uncredited)

as Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

as Woman in Church (uncredited)

as Buck Monahan (uncredited)

as Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

as Police Chief (uncredited)

as Marine Captain (uncredited)

as Dr. James (uncredited)

Frank Freeman Jr.

Frank Freeman Jr.

as Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

as Martian (uncredited)

as Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

as Man in Church (uncredited)

as Looter (uncredited)

as Looter (uncredited)

as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

as Young Wife (uncredited)

as Girl (uncredited)

as KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Douglas Henderson

as Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

as Man in Church (uncredited)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone

Patricia Iannone

as Girl (uncredited)

as Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

as Man in Church (uncredited)

as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

as Colonel (uncredited)

as Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

as Chief of Staff (uncredited)

as Official (uncredited)

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

as Townsman (uncredited)

as Man (uncredited)

as Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

as Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

as Doctor (uncredited)

as Man in Church (uncredited)

as Minister, First Church (uncredited)

as P.E. Official (uncredited)

as Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Ralph Montgomery

as Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

as Zippy (uncredited)

as Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli

George Nardelli

as Military Officer (uncredited)

as Marine Major (uncredited)

as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Walter Richards

Walter Richards

as Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell

Robert Rockwell

as Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

as Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

as Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Allen D. Sewall

as Man in Church (uncredited)

as Woman in Church (uncredited)

as Old Woman (uncredited)

as Looter (uncredited)

as Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

Reginald Lal Singh

as Military Officer (uncredited)

as Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

as Man in Church (uncredited)

Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart

as Marine Captain (uncredited)

as Looter (uncredited)

as Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson

Morton C. Thompson

as Reporter (uncredited)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

as Looter (uncredited)

as Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

as Military Police Driver (uncredited)

as Military Officer (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Chalky Williams

as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Waldon Williams

Waldon Williams

as Boy (uncredited)

as Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

as Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Chesley Bonestell

Chesley Bonestell

Technical Advisor

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Special Effects

Robert S. Richardson

Robert S. Richardson

Technical Advisor

Special Effects

Tommy Middleton

Tommy Middleton

Romaine Birkmeyer

Romaine Birkmeyer

Everett Douglas

Everett Douglas

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

W. Wallace Kelley

W. Wallace Kelley

Production Manager

Producer's Assistant

George Bruggeman

George Bruggeman

Construction Coordinator

William M. Andrews

William M. Andrews

Bob Springfield

Bob Springfield

Special Effects

Original Music Composer

A. Edward Sutherland

A. Edward Sutherland

Special Effects

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Monroe W. Burbank

Monroe W. Burbank

Director of Photography

Frank Freeman Jr.

Frank Freeman Jr.

Associate Producer

Gordon Jennings

Gordon Jennings

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Ken Strickfaden

Ken Strickfaden

Special Effects

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Executive Producer

Property Master

Chesley Bonestell

Chesley Bonestell

Chalky Williams

Chalky Williams

Visual Effects Camera

Makeup Supervisor

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