The War of the Worlds (1953)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1953-08-13
Runtime: 85 minutes
Director: Byron Haskin
Budget: $2,000,000 USD
Revenue: $2,000,000 USD
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- 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)
- Vernon Rich as Ralph Heffner
- Sandro Giglio as Dr. Bilderbeck
- Ann Codee as Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
- Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Pryor
- Cedric Hardwicke as Commentary (voice)
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