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The War of the Worlds: Full Cast & Crew 1953 Sci-Fi
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. G Released: Aug 26, 1953 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Byron Haskin Director Gene Barry Dr. Clayton Forrester Actor Ann Robinson Sylvia Van Buren Actor Les Tremayne Maj. Gen. Mann Actor Lewis Martin Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins Actor Robert Cornthwaite Dr. Pryor Actor Sandro Giglio Dr. Bilderbeck Actor William Phipps Wash Perry Actor Jack Kruschen Salvatore Actor Vernon Rich Col. Ralph Heffner Actor Paul Birch Alonzo Hogue (uncredited) Actor Barré Lyndon Screenwriter H.G. Wells Writer Cecil B. DeMille Executive Producer George Pal Producer Leith Stevens Original Music George Barnes Cinematographer Everett Douglas Film Editing Albert Nozaki Art Director Hal Pereira Art Director Sam Comer Set Decoration Emile Kuri Set Decoration Edith Head Costume Design