Film · Action, Science Fiction
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
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
- Writers
- Barré Lyndon, H. G. Wells
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 3, 1953
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)- Houseley Stevenson Jr.General Mann's Aide
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)- Hugh AllenBrigadier General (uncredited)
- Ruth BarnellMother (uncredited)
