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 | $2,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.85 |
Directed By
Byron Haskin
Crew
Edith Head
Dale Van Sickel
Gae Griffith
Joe Gray
Jack Stoney
Fred Zendar
Bob Morgan
Robert S. Richardson
David Sharpe
Charles Gemora
Charles Morton
Slim Gaut
Soldier Graham
Fred Graham
Jimmie Dundee
Monroe W. Burbank
George Magrill
Diana Gemora
Bud Wolfe
Chalky Williams
Chesley Bonestell
Herman Hack
George Parrish
Murray Young
Bobby Somers
Tex Holden
Paul K. Lerpae
Jan Domela
Barney Wolff
William M. Andrews
Lee Vasque
Harry Lindgren
A. Edward Sutherland
Ivyl Burks
Irmin Roberts
Gordon Jennings
Ken Strickfaden
Charles Davies
Tommy Middleton
Dan Johnson
Chet Brandenburg
Bob Springfield
Gene Garvin
Gene Lauritzen
George Bruggeman
Gordon Cole
Chesley Bonestell
Mushy Callahan
W. Wallace Kelley
Aubrey Law
Ivyl Burks
Cliff Shirpser
Walter Hoffman
Jack Caldwell
Milt Olson
Loren L. Ryder
Lovell Norman
Chester Pate
Romaine Birkmeyer
Marcel Delgado
Walter Oberst
Howard Beals
Michael D. Moore
Frank Freeman Jr.
Albert Nozaki
Frank Caffey
Cecil B. DeMille
Everett Douglas
George Barnes
Byron Haskin
Albert Nozaki
Wally Westmore
George Pal
Leith Stevens
H.G. Wells
Emile Kuri
Hal Pereira
Barré Lyndon
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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