The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Lewis Martin
Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
Cedric Hardwicke
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)
William Phipps
Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)
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)
Nick Borgani
Man in Church (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Man in Church (uncredited) / Stunts
George Bruggeman
Soldier (uncredited) / Stunts
Nora Bush
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Tony Butala
Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited) / Stunts
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) / Stunts
Al Ferguson
Police Chief (uncredited)
Dick Fortune
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Dr. James (uncredited)
Frank Freeman Jr.
Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited) / Associate Producer
Slim Gaut
Radio Listener (uncredited) / Stunts
Charles Gemora
Martian (uncredited) / Costumer
Ned Glass
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Man in Church (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Looter (uncredited) / Stunts
Joe Gray
Looter (uncredited) / Stunts
Herman Hack
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) / Stunts
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) / Stunts
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) / Stunts
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)
Bob Morgan
Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) / Stunts
Charles Morton
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) / Stunts
George Nardelli
Military Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
Marine Major (uncredited)
George Pal
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited) / Producer
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) / Stunts
Teru Shimada
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Military Officer (uncredited)
Bobby Somers
Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited) / Stunts
Bert Stevens
Man in Church (uncredited)
Charles Stewart
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Looter (uncredited) / Stunts
Gus Taillon
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Morton C. Thompson
Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Looter (uncredited) / Stunts
Dorothy Vernon
Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Edward Wahrman
Cameraman (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Military Officer (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) / Stunts
Waldon Williams
Boy (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) / Stunts
Fred Zendar
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited) / Stunts
Murray Young
Key Grip
Cliff Shirpser
Visual Effects Camera
Lee Vasque
Props
Barney Wolff
Special Effects
Albert Nozaki
Set Decoration / Art Direction
Byron Haskin
Director
Monroe W. Burbank
Color Grading
A. Edward Sutherland
Special Effects
Chester Pate
Special Effects
Dan Johnson
Sound Effects
Chesley Bonestell
Technical Advisor / Painter
Soldier Graham
Gaffer
Walter Hoffman
Visual Effects
Romaine Birkmeyer
Props
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Diana Gemora
Costumer
Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist
Gae Griffith
Producer's Assistant
Marcel Delgado
Modeling
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
H.G. Wells
Novel
Robert S. Richardson
Technical Advisor
Aubrey Law
Visual Effects
Milt Olson
Props
Charles Davies
Props
Gordon Cole
Property Master
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
Jack Caldwell
Visual Effects
Bob Springfield
Special Effects
Walter Oberst
Sound Effects
Tommy Middleton
Sound Effects
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Ivyl Burks
Visual Effects / Props
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 13, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Budget$2,000,000
Filming LocationsArizona, United States · California, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The War of the Worlds (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 American science fiction film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name. The setting is changed from Victorian era England to 1953 Southern California.
In the film, Earth is suddenly invaded by Martians, and American scientist Doctor Clayton Forrester searches for any weakness to stop them.
The War of the Worlds won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and went on to influence other science fiction films.
In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".