The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
Release: 1953-08-13
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 6.8
Science Fiction
Action
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gertrude Hoffmann
as Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Edward Colmans
as Spanish Priest (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
as Ralph Heffner
Sandro Giglio
as Dr. Bilderbeck
Bob Morgan
as Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Charles Morton
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
James Seay
as Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen
as Salvatore
Freeman Lusk
as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
as Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
Pierre Cressoy
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Herman Hack
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Alvy Moore
as Zippy (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
as Dr. Pryor
Henry Brandon
as Cop at Crash Site
Arthur Tovey
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Eric Alden
as Man (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
as Martian (uncredited)
Lee Miller
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Nardelli
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
as Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Ann Codee
as Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Nancy Hale
as Young Wife (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
as Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Ned Glass
as Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
as Chief of Staff (uncredited)
John Maxwell
as Doctor (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
as Sylvia Van Buren
Ivan Lebedeff
as Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
George Pal
as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
David Sharpe
as Looter (uncredited)
William Phipps
as Wash Perry
Mike Mahoney
as Townsman (uncredited)
Walter Sande
as Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
as KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
Les Tremayne
as General Mann
Michael Jeffers
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Looter (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
David McMahon
as Minister, First Church (uncredited)
Robert Rockwell
as Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Looter (uncredited)
Lewis Martin
as Matthew Collins
Frank Kreig
as Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Paul Birch
as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Peter Adams
as Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Russ Bender
as Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Official (uncredited)
Joel Marston
as Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
as Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Russ Conway
as Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
as Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Barry
as Clayton Forrester
Al Ferguson
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as Looter (uncredited)
Cedric Hardwicke
as Commentary (voice)
Paul Frees
as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Crew
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
A. Edward Sutherland
Special Effects
Herman Hack
Stunts
Charles Gemora
Costumer
Cecil B. DeMille
Executive Producer
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
Loren L. Ryder
Sound Director
George Pal
Producer
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Jack Stoney
Stunts
Charles Morton
Stunts
Byron Haskin
Director
Dale Van Sickel
Stunts
H. G. Wells
Novel
Edith Head
Costume Design
Chet Brandenburg
Stunts
Bob Morgan
Stunts
Fred Graham
Stunts
David Sharpe
Stunts
George Magrill
Stunts