The War of the Worlds

August. 13,1953      PG
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Gene Barry as  Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson as  Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin as  Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
Les Tremayne as  Maj. Gen. Mann
Frank Kreig as  Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon Rich as  Col. Ralph Heffner
Sandro Giglio as  Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee as  Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite as  Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
Cedric Hardwicke as  Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

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Reviews

Baseshment
1953/08/13

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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SpunkySelfTwitter
1953/08/14

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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Megamind
1953/08/15

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

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Griff Lees
1953/08/16

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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