War of the Worlds, The

War of the Worlds, The

1953

Scientist Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry) and Sylvia Van Buren (Ann Robinson) are the first to arrive at the site of a meteorite crash. Soon after, an alien war machine emerges and begins killing at random. The Marines are called in, but they're no match for the aliens' force field. Forrester and Van Buren, however, are able to wound one of the creatures and procure a sample of its blood. They take it to Los Angeles where they hope, through testing, to be able to discover the aliens' weakness.

Amazing! terrifying! The most savage spectacle of all time!

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69
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Film Detail

Genre
Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Action
Length
1 hr. 25 mins.
US Theatrical Release
August 26, 1953
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.37:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
July 25, 2023
Acquired Date
July 11, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Gene Barry
Gene Barry
Ann Robinson
Ann Robinson
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
Sandro Giglio
Sandro Giglio
Lewis Martin
Lewis Martin
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
William Phipps
William Phipps
Vernon Rich
Vernon Rich
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon
Jack Kruschen
Jack Kruschen
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke

Directors

Byron Haskin
Byron Haskin

Producers

George Pal
George Pal

Writers

Barré Lyndon
Barré Lyndon

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh Certified
76%
Tomatometer
264 votes
RT Stale
42%
Popcornmeter
1,179,023 votes
METASCORE
78
8 votes
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
39,657 votes

Additional Info

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