The War of the Worlds (1953)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 38.965 |
Directed By
Byron Haskin
Crew
Edith Head
Robert S. Richardson
Gae Griffith
Chesley Bonestell
Monroe W. Burbank
George Parrish
Diana Gemora
Charles Gemora
Murray Young
Soldier Graham
Fred Zendar
Bud Wolfe
Chalky Williams
Dale Van Sickel
Jack Stoney
Bobby Somers
David Sharpe
Charles Morton
Bob Morgan
George Magrill
Tex Holden
Herman Hack
Joe Gray
Fred Graham
Slim Gaut
Jimmie Dundee
Mushy Callahan
George Bruggeman
Chet Brandenburg
Cliff Shirpser
Walter Hoffman
Marcel Delgado
Jack Caldwell
Irmin Roberts
Paul K. Lerpae
W. Wallace Kelley
Gordon Jennings
Jan Domela
Ivyl Burks
Barney Wolff
Aubrey Law
A. Edward Sutherland
Ken Strickfaden
Bob Springfield
Chester Pate
Loren L. Ryder
Walter Oberst
Lovell Norman
Tommy Middleton
Dan Johnson
Howard Beals
William M. Andrews
Harry Lindgren
Gene Garvin
Lee Vasque
Milt Olson
Gene Lauritzen
Charles Davies
Gordon Cole
Ivyl Burks
Romaine Birkmeyer
Chesley Bonestell
Michael D. Moore
Frank Caffey
Wally Westmore
Emile Kuri
Albert Nozaki
Hal Pereira
Albert Nozaki
Everett Douglas
George Barnes
Leith Stevens
Cecil B. DeMille
George Pal
Frank Freeman Jr.
Barré Lyndon
H.G. Wells
Byron Haskin
TOP CAST
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)
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