The War of the Worlds
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
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.
- 6.8
- 1953
- Released
- 1h 25m
Gene Barry
Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin
Matthew Collins
Les Tremayne
General Mann
Frank Kreig
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
Ralph Heffner
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor
Cedric Hardwicke
Commentary (voice)
William Phipps
Wash Perry
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)Slim Gaut
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Martian (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)Jack Gordon
Man in Church (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Looter (uncredited)Joe Gray
Looter (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Nancy Hale
Young Wife (uncredited)Virginia Hall
Girl (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Gertrude Hoffmann
Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)Tex Holden
Man in Church (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Party Guest (uncredited)Patricia Iannone
Girl (uncredited)Jerry James
Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Man in Church (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)Don Kohler
Colonel (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk
Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Official (uncredited)
George Magrill
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Townsman (uncredited)John Mansfield
Man (uncredited)
Joel Marston
Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)Sydney Mason
Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)Mathew McCue
Man in Church (uncredited)
David McMahon
Minister, First Church (uncredited)William Meader
P.E. Official (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Reporter (uncredited)Ralph Montgomery
Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)
Alvy Moore
Zippy (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Military Officer (uncredited)Stanley Orr
Marine Major (uncredited)Walter Richards
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Rockwell
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
James Seay
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)Allen D. Sewall
Man in Church (uncredited)Lucile Sewall
Woman in Church (uncredited)Cora Shannon
Old Woman (uncredited)
David Sharpe
Looter (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)Reginald Lal Singh
Military Officer (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man in Church (uncredited)Charles Stewart
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Looter (uncredited)Gus Taillon
Elderly Man (uncredited)Morton C. Thompson
Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Looter (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Military Police Driver (uncredited)Bob Whitney
Military Officer (uncredited)Chalky Williams
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)Waldon Williams
Boy (uncredited)Bud Wolfe
Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)Fred Zendar
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)![The War of the Worlds (1953) Original Trailer [HD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iISa2VMK7Ts/hqdefault.jpg)
Released
en
$2,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
- #laser gun
- #based on novel or book
- #dystopia
- #mountain village
- #street riots
- #space invasion
- #radioactivity
- #martian
- #religion
- #los angeles, california
- #alien invasion
- #scientist hero
- #martian invasion
- #mass evacuation
- #meteor space ship
- #wedge maneuver
- #impenetrable force field
- #martian aircraft
- #three-lensed eye
Reviews
“The War of the Worlds” now restored in 4K HD with its lovely looking technicolour and amazing surround sound really has elevated this movie to a higher level than any previous release. Made during the height of optimism in 1953 “The War of the Worlds” was and still is quite horrific and unnerving. The joys of the Atomic age are highlighted by the beauty of the alien spacecraft and the atom bomb b
Not great in terms of the script, acting or the abrupt ending, the practical effects were impressive and a lot of fun with the Martian ships flying and causing mayhem and destruction. I can imagine this wowed audiences back in '53. **3.0/5**
_**Clark Kent & Lois Lane face an invasion of Martians!**_ A flaming meteor lands near a small town in rural California, yet it turns out it’s not really a meteor, but rather the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion! “The War of the Worlds” (1953) loosely interprets H.G. Wells' classic 1898 novel and moves the events up to the mid-20th century wherein Earthlings have modern weapons a
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 estee