The War of the Worlds (1953)
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
87 min
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.
- Release date
- August 1, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Leith Stevens
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $2,000,000
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- The War of the Worlds: Main Title / Introductioninstrumental3:16
- The Thinginstrumental1:25
- Radioactiveinstrumental2:04
- It's Movinginstrumental1:53
- Heat Ray Dispenser / Get the Militaryinstrumental1:48
- Attempted Communicationinstrumental3:12
- Southwest of Coronainstrumental1:26
- The Scanning Eyeinstrumental2:44
- Clayton and Sylvia Arrive With Eyeinstrumental1:17
- Evacuationinstrumental3:02
- Desertedinstrumental0:32
- Martian Man Diesinstrumental1:20
Cast
- 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
- Cedric Hardwicke as Commentary (voice)
- Houseley Stevenson Jr. as Gen. Mann's Aide
- William Phipps as Wash Perry
- Jack Kruschen as Salvatore
- Paul Birch as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
- Paul Frees as Second Radio Reporter
- Henry Brandon as Cop at Crash Site
- Peter Adams as Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
- Eric Alden as Man (uncredited)
- Edgar Barrier as Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
- Russ Bender as Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
- Hazel Boyne as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
- Chet Brandenburg as Man in Church (uncredited)
- George Bruggeman as Soldier (uncredited)
- Nora Bush as Woman in Church (uncredited)
- Dick Cherney as Looter (uncredited)
- Paul Frees as Opening Announcer
Crew
- Byron Haskin · Director
- H.G. Wells · Writer
- Barré Lyndon · Writer
- George Pal · Producer
- Leith Stevens · Composer
- George Barnes · Cinematographer
- Everett Douglas · Editor