The War of the Worlds
A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Released
- 1953
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1953
Storyline
A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
Top credits
Gene Barry — Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson — Sylvia Van Buren
Les Tremayne — Maj. Gen. Mann
Robert Cornthwaite — Dr. Pryor
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
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• The estate of H.G. Wells was so pleased with the final production that it offered George Pal his choice of any other of Wells' properties. Pal chose The Time Machine (1960).
• The Martian war machines had about twenty wires running to each one. Some were for suspension and maneuvering, while others carried power to the various lights and mechanisms. This was produced before there were lightweight circuits and sophisticated radio controls.
• The Martian war machines were originally going to be walking tripods as they were depicted in H.G. Wells' novel, but George Pal didn't know how a tripod would walk and instead went with the flying machines.