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The War of the Worlds

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The War of the Worlds
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G,1hr 25min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Action,Horror
Released:
January 1, 1953
Director:
Byron Haskin
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne  ...more
Synopsis: H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds had been on Paramount Pictures' docket since the silent era, when it was optioned as a potential Cecil B. DeMille production. When Paramount finally got around to a filming the Wells novel, the property was firmly in the hands of special-effects maestro George Pal. Like Orson Welles' infamous 1938 radio adaptation, the film eschews Wells' original Victorian England setting for a contemporary American locale, in this case Southern California. A meteorlike object crash-lands ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
This 1953 film ranks as a sci-fi classic for its brilliant pacing and stunning special effects. The story line is simple: Martians have arrived and they mean to annihilate the world's population with fire-breathing spaceships protected by invisible shields which no missile can penetrate. Earth is helpless. Doomsday is nearing. Although the dialogue is pedestrian at times, it is lean and short-winded. ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren
Les Tremayne
Gen. Mann
Lewis Martin
Pastor Matthew Collins
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