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Movie Facts

Status: Released

Runtime: 85

Budget: $2,000,000

Revenue: -

Languages: cs, es, en

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Release Info


  •  PG

  • 1954-01-06
     16

  • 1954-03-05
     -

Plot Keywords

Alternative Titles

  • La guerra dei mondi
  • Kampf der Welten
Content Score: 100

6.5/10 (38 votes)

Overview

H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered some what when they discover it has passengers who are not very friendly. The movie itself is understood better when you consider it was made at the height of the Cold War - just replace Martian with Russian.

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Amazing! terrifying! The most savage spectacle of all time!

Crew

Director: Byron Haskin
Writers: ,

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Gene Barry

Gene Barry
as Dr. Clayton Forrester…

Ann Robinson

Ann Robinson
as Sylvia Van Buren

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne
as General Mann

Robert O. Cornthwaite

Robert O. Cornthwaite
as Dr. Pryor

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A review by John Chard

Smashing sci-fi film that is a landmark for special effects.

Martians invade Earth with total destructive powers, seemingly unstoppable, mankind must find a way to beat them before all is Lost.

In spite of the uproar and considerable success of Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of the H.G Wells novel, War Of The Worlds was a topic that directors were staying well away from. Such high esteemed men like as Cecil B. DeMille & Alfred Hitchcock were mooted to be interested but it always came down to a worry that the special effects needed for the story were too much of a headache. Enter prod... read the rest.