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The War of the Worlds (1953)

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Reviews Counted:399

Fresh:342

Rotten:57

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: Though it's dated in spots, The War of the Worlds retains an unnerving power, updating H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi tale to the Cold War era and featuring some of the best special effects of any 1950s film.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: H. G. Wells' sci-fi classic about the invasion of Planet Earth by aggressive creatures from Mars. Arriving in green-glowing spaceships shaped like metallic stingrays, the Martians blast their... H. G. Wells' sci-fi classic about the invasion of Planet Earth by aggressive creatures from Mars. Arriving in green-glowing spaceships shaped like metallic stingrays, the Martians blast their atomizing death beams through most of the major cities in the world. What can save the Earth? The answer is simpler than mankind might ever have guessed. [More]

Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen

Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen, Houseley Stevenson, Paul Frees, Henry Brandon, Pierre Cressoy

Director: Byron Haskin

Director: Byron Haskin
Producer: George Pal
Screenwriter: Barre Lyndon
Composer: Leith Stevens

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