The War of the Worlds
Byron Haskin1953-08-13
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
6.821
85 min
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.
Cast
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Gene Barry | Dr. Clayton Forrester | Unowned |
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Ann Robinson | Sylvia Van Buren | Unowned |
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Lewis Martin | Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins | Unowned |
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Les Tremayne | Maj. Gen. Mann | Unowned |
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Frank Kreig | Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vernon Rich | Col. Ralph Heffner | Unowned |
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Sandro Giglio | Dr. Bilderbeck | Unowned |
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Ann Codee | Dr. Duprey (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Cornthwaite | Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite) | Unowned |
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Cedric Hardwicke | Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) | Unowned |
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Houseley Stevenson Jr. | Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.) | Unowned |
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William Phipps | Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps) | Unowned |
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Jack Kruschen | Salvatore | Unowned |
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Paul Birch | Alonzo Hogue (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Frees | Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer | Unowned |
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Henry Brandon | Cop at Crash Site | Unowned |
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Peter Adams | Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eric Alden | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hugh Allen | Brigadier General (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ruth Barnell | Mother (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edgar Barrier | Prof. McPherson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russ Bender | Dr. Carmichael (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Oscar Blank | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hazel Boyne | Screaming Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chet Brandenburg | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Bruggeman | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nora Bush | Woman in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tony Butala | Boy in Final Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mushy Callahan | Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Cherney | Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Colmans | Spanish Priest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Conaty | Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russ Conway | Rev. Bethany (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Martin Coulter | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vittorio Cramer | First Radio Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pierre Cressoy | Frenchman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Oliver Cross | Scientist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jane Crowley | Woman in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Davies | Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Helen Dickson | Woman in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Dumke | Buck Monahan (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jimmie Dundee | Civil Defense Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al Ferguson | Police Chief (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Fortune | Marine Captain (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alex Frazer | Dr. James (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Freeman Jr. | Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Slim Gaut | Radio Listener (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Gemora | Martian (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ned Glass | Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Gordon | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fred Graham | Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Gray | Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herman Hack | Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nancy Hale | Young Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Virginia Hall | Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted Hecht | KGEB Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Douglas Henderson | Staff Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gertrude Hoffmann | Elderly News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tex Holden | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jimmie Horan | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Patricia Iannone | Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jerry James | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Jeffers | Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Johnstone | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carolyn Jones | Blonde Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Don Kohler | Colonel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ivan Lebedeff | Dr. Gratzman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Freeman Lusk | Secretary of Defense (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herbert Lytton | Chief of Staff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wilbur Mack | Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Magrill | Traffic Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mike Mahoney | Townsman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Mansfield | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joel Marston | Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sydney Mason | Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Maxwell | Doctor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mathew McCue | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David McMahon | Minister, First Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Meader | P.E. Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Miller | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Montgomery | Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alvy Moore | Zippy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Morgan | Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Morton | Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Nardelli | Military Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Orr | Marine Major (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Pal | Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Richards | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Rockwell | Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Sande | Sheriff Bogany (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Seay | Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Allen D. Sewall | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lucile Sewall | Woman in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cora Shannon | Old Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Sharpe | Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Teru Shimada | Japanese Diplomat (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Reginald Lal Singh | Military Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bobby Somers | Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Stevens | Man in Church (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Stewart | Marine Captain (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Stoney | Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gus Taillon | Elderly Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Morton C. Thompson | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Tovey | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dale Van Sickel | Looter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Vernon | Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Wahrman | Cameraman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anthony Warde | Military Police Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Whitney | Military Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chalky Williams | Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Waldon Williams | Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bud Wolfe | Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fred Zendar | Marine Lieutenant (uncredited) | Unowned |