The War of the Worlds

Apr 3, 1953

1h 25m

★ 6.8

Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Action

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Clayton Forrester

Gene Barry

Sylvia Van Buren

Ann Robinson

Matthew Collins

Lewis Martin

General Mann

Les Tremayne

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Frank Kreig

Ralph Heffner

Vernon Rich

Dr. Bilderbeck

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Ann Codee

Dr. Pryor

Robert Cornthwaite

Commentary (voice)

Cedric Hardwicke

General Mann's Aide

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

Wash Perry

William Phipps

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6.8

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0.0

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3.3

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2.8

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7.4

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4.9

RoboCop 3

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5.9

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6.5

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4.3

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5.1

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0.0

Cool Down

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4.5

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5.9

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6.4

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7.3

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6.1

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