The War of the Worlds (1953)

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The War of the Worlds on IMDb 7.1/10 27,842 votes

Released:
1953-04-03

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.

Director:
Byron Haskin

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Action

  • 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)