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The War of the Worlds (1953)

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  •   1hr 25min
    13/08/1953

    • 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.

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    The War of the Worlds (1953)

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    Masterpiece
    Feel Good
    Blockbuster
    Brilliant Screenplay
    Good Storyline
    Nice Direction
    Superb Performances
    Nice Visuals
    Great Music
    Fun & Timepass
    Decent Watch
    Passable Entertainer
    Could Be Better
    Predictable Plot
    Below Average
    Lengthy
    Poor Screenplay
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Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin

Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne

Maj. Gen. Mann

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Col. Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)

William Phipps

Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)

Jack Kruschen

Salvatore

Paul Birch

Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon

Cop at Crash Site

Peter Adams

Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Man (uncredited)

Hugh Allen

Brigadier General (uncredited)

Ruth Barnell

Mother (uncredited)

Edgar Barrier

Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender

Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Man in Church (uncredited)

Hazel Boyne

Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man in Church (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Soldier (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Tony Butala

Boy in Final Church (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Looter (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

Spanish Priest (uncredited)

James Conaty

Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Martin Coulter

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Vittorio Cramer

First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

Pierre Cressoy

Frenchman (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Scientist (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Jim Davies

Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

Buck Monahan (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Police Chief (uncredited)

Dick Fortune

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Alex Frazer

Dr. James (uncredited)

Frank Freeman Jr.

Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Man in Church (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Looter (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Looter (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Nancy Hale

Young Wife (uncredited)

Virginia Hall

Girl (uncredited)

Ted Hecht

KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

Tex Holden

Man in Church (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone

Girl (uncredited)

Jerry James

Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Man in Church (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Don Kohler

Colonel (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

Freeman Lusk

Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Official (uncredited)

George Magrill

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Townsman (uncredited)

John Mansfield

Man (uncredited)

Joel Marston

Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

Sydney Mason

Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

John Maxwell

Doctor (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Man in Church (uncredited)

David McMahon

Minister, First Church (uncredited)

William Meader

P.E. Official (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Alvy Moore

Zippy (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Military Officer (uncredited)

Stanley Orr

Marine Major (uncredited)

George Pal

Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Walter Richards

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell

Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay

Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Man in Church (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Cora Shannon

Old Woman (uncredited)

David Sharpe

Looter (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

Military Officer (uncredited)

Bobby Somers

Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Man in Church (uncredited)

Charles Stewart

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Looter (uncredited)

Gus Taillon

Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson

Reporter (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Looter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

Military Police Driver (uncredited)

Bob Whitney

Military Officer (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Waldon Williams

Boy (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Fred Zendar

Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

Crew

Edith Head

Costume & Make-Up

Robert S. Richardson

Crew

Gae Griffith

Production

Chesley Bonestell

Writing

Monroe W. Burbank

Camera

George Parrish

Sound

Diana Gemora

Production

Charles Gemora

Acting

Murray Young

Camera

Soldier Graham

Lighting

Fred Zendar

Acting

Bud Wolfe

Acting

Chalky Williams

Acting

Dale Van Sickel

Acting

Jack Stoney

Acting

Bobby Somers

Crew

David Sharpe

Acting

Charles Morton

Acting

Bob Morgan

Crew

George Magrill

Acting

Tex Holden

Acting

Herman Hack

Acting

Joe Gray

Acting

Fred Graham

Acting

Slim Gaut

Acting

Jimmie Dundee

Acting

Mushy Callahan

Acting

George Bruggeman

Acting

Chet Brandenburg

Acting

Cliff Shirpser

Camera

Walter Hoffman

Visual Effects

Marcel Delgado

Crew

Jack Caldwell

Visual Effects

Irmin Roberts

Visual Effects

Paul K. Lerpae

Visual Effects

W. Wallace Kelley

Camera

Gordon Jennings

Crew

Jan Domela

Visual Effects

Ivyl Burks

Visual Effects

Barney Wolff

Crew

Aubrey Law

Crew

A. Edward Sutherland

Directing

Ken Strickfaden

Crew

Bob Springfield

Crew

Chester Pate

Crew

Loren L. Ryder

Sound

Walter Oberst

Sound

Lovell Norman

Sound

Tommy Middleton

Sound

Dan Johnson

Sound

Howard Beals

Sound

William M. Andrews

Sound

Harry Lindgren

Sound

Gene Garvin

Sound

Lee Vasque

Crew

Milt Olson

Art

Gene Lauritzen

Art

Charles Davies

Art

Gordon Cole

Art

Ivyl Burks

Visual Effects

Romaine Birkmeyer

Art

Chesley Bonestell

Writing

Michael D. Moore

Directing

Frank Caffey

Production

Wally Westmore

Costume & Make-Up

Emile Kuri

Art

Albert Nozaki

Art

Hal Pereira

Art

Albert Nozaki

Art

Everett Douglas

Editing

George Barnes

Camera

Leith Stevens

Sound

Cecil B. DeMille

Directing

George Pal

Directing

Frank Freeman Jr.

Production

Barré Lyndon

Writing

H.G. Wells

Writing

Byron Haskin

Directing

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