The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!

  • Genre: Science Fiction, Action
  • Release Date: 1953-08-13
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 583 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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.

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    Directing Michael D. Moore Assistant Director
    Crew Mushy Callahan Stunts
    Camera George Barnes Director of Photography
    Sound Howard Beals Sound Effects
    Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
    Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
    Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
    Sound Harry Lindgren Sound Recordist
    Production Cecil B. DeMille Executive Producer
    Visual Effects Walter Hoffman Visual Effects
    Sound Gene Garvin Sound Recordist
    Visual Effects Gordon Jennings Visual Effects
    Writing H.G. Wells Novel
    Art Emile Kuri Set Decoration
    Production George Pal Producer
    Visual Effects Marcel Delgado Modeling
    Sound George Parrish Orchestrator
    Sound Leith Stevens Original Music Composer
    Writing Barré Lyndon Screenplay
    Editing Everett Douglas Editor
    Directing Byron Haskin Director
    Art Albert Nozaki Art Direction
    Art Albert Nozaki Set Decoration
    Sound Walter Oberst Sound Effects
    Crew A. Edward Sutherland Special Effects
    Crew David Sharpe Stunts
    Crew Dale Van Sickel Stunts
    Crew Fred Graham Stunts
    Visual Effects W. Wallace Kelley Visual Effects
    Crew Ken Strickfaden Special Effects
    Crew Jimmie Dundee Stunts
    Crew Joe Gray Stunts
    Crew Bud Wolfe Stunts
    Crew Herman Hack Stunts
    Crew Fred Zendar Stunts
    Crew Bob Morgan Stunts
    Visual Effects Cliff Shirpser Visual Effects Camera
    Crew George Magrill Stunts
    Production Frank Caffey Production Manager
    Art Chesley Bonestell Painter
    Crew Chesley Bonestell Technical Advisor
    Crew Charles Morton Stunts
    Crew Jack Stoney Stunts
    Crew Chet Brandenburg Stunts
    Production Frank Freeman Jr. Associate Producer
    Costume & Make-Up Charles Gemora Costumer
    Crew Bobby Somers Stunts
    Crew Slim Gaut Stunts
    Crew George Bruggeman Stunts
    Visual Effects Paul K. Lerpae Visual Effects
    Crew Chalky Williams Stunts
    Art Gene Lauritzen Construction Coordinator
    Visual Effects Ivyl Burks Visual Effects
    Art Ivyl Burks Props
    Visual Effects Jan Domela Visual Effects
    Visual Effects Irmin Roberts Visual Effects
    Crew Tex Holden Stunts
    Crew Barney Wolff Special Effects
    Costume & Make-Up Diana Gemora Costumer
    Art Lee Vasque Props
    Art Gordon Cole Property Master
    Editing Monroe W. Burbank Color Grading
    Sound William M. Andrews Sound Editor
    Camera Murray Young Key Grip
    Sound Loren L. Ryder Sound Director
    Visual Effects Jack Caldwell Visual Effects
    Crew Robert S. Richardson Technical Advisor
    Production Gae Griffith Producer's Assistant
    Lighting Soldier Graham Gaffer
    Visual Effects Aubrey Law Visual Effects
    Crew Bob Springfield Special Effects
    Crew Chester Pate Special Effects
    Sound Lovell Norman Sound Editor
    Sound Tommy Middleton Sound Effects
    Sound Dan Johnson Sound Effects
    Art Milt Olson Props
    Art Charles Davies Props
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