The War of the Worlds (1953)
1h 25min
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Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
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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.
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Directed by: Loren L. Ryder, Michael D. Moore, George Barnes
Produced by: Gae Griffith, Frank Freeman Jr., Cecil B. DeMille
Composed by: Leith Stevens
Cast

Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin
Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne
Maj. Gen. Mann

Frank Kreig
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich
Col. Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

Cedric Hardwicke
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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