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The War of the Worlds
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
6.8(740)19531h 25m
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.
- Director
- Byron Haskin
- Created by
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Writers
- Barré Lyndon
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Cast
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)
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
General Mann's Aide
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)
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Crew
Directing
- Michael D. MooreAssistant Director
- Byron HaskinDirector
Writing
- Barré LyndonScreenplay
- H. G. WellsNovel
Production
- Frank CaffeyProduction Manager
- Gae GriffithProducer's Assistant
- Frank Freeman Jr.Associate Producer
- George PalProducer
- Cecil B. DeMilleExecutive Producer
Camera
- Murray YoungKey Grip
- George BarnesDirector of Photography
Editing
- Everett DouglasEditor
- Monroe W. BurbankColor Grading
Sound
- Howard BealsSound Effects
- Tommy MiddletonSound Effects
- William M. AndrewsSound Editor
- Leith StevensOriginal Music Composer
- Harry LindgrenSound Recordist
- Dan JohnsonSound Effects
- Gene GarvinSound Recordist
- Loren L. RyderSound Director
- Walter OberstSound Effects
- George ParrishOrchestrator
- Lovell NormanSound Editor
Art
- Emile KuriSet Decoration
- Romaine BirkmeyerProps
- Gene LauritzenConstruction Coordinator
- Lee VasqueProps
- Albert NozakiArt Direction
- Ivyl BurksProps
- Albert NozakiSet Decoration
- Hal PereiraArt Direction
- Charles DaviesProps
- Gordon ColeProperty Master
- Chesley BonestellPainter
- Milt OlsonProps
Costume & Make-Up
- Edith HeadCostume Design
- Diana GemoraCostumer
- Charles GemoraCostumer
- Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Marcel DelgadoModeling
- W. Wallace KelleyVisual Effects
- Ivyl BurksVisual Effects
- Aubrey LawVisual Effects
- Irmin RobertsVisual Effects
- Jan DomelaVisual Effects
- Walter HoffmanVisual Effects
- Paul K. LerpaeVisual Effects
- Gordon JenningsVisual Effects
- Cliff ShirpserVisual Effects Camera
- Jack CaldwellVisual Effects
Crew
- Chesley BonestellTechnical Advisor
- Jimmie DundeeStunts
- Chester PateSpecial Effects
- Robert S. RichardsonTechnical Advisor
- Fred GrahamStunts
- Mushy CallahanStunts
- Barney WolffSpecial Effects
- Charles MortonStunts
- Chet BrandenburgStunts
- George BruggemanStunts
- Jack StoneyStunts
- Bob MorganStunts
Lighting
- Soldier GrahamGaffer