The War of the Worlds

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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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Cast and Crew

Cast

Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin

Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne

Maj. Gen. Mann

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Col. Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

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Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)

William Phipps

Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)

Jack Kruschen

Salvatore

Paul Birch

Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon

Cop at Crash Site

Peter Adams

Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Man (uncredited)

Hugh Allen

Brigadier General (uncredited)

Ruth Barnell

Mother (uncredited)

Edgar Barrier

Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender

Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Man in Church (uncredited)

Nick Borgani

Man in Church (uncredited)

Hazel Boyne

Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man in Church (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Soldier (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Tony Butala

Boy in Final Church (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Looter (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

Spanish Priest (uncredited)

James Conaty

Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Martin Coulter

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Vittorio Cramer

First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

Pierre Cressoy

Frenchman (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Scientist (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Jim Davies

Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

Buck Monahan (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Police Chief (uncredited)

Dick Fortune

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Alex Frazer

Dr. James (uncredited)

Frank Freeman Jr.

Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Man in Church (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Looter (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Looter (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Nancy Hale

Young Wife (uncredited)

Virginia Hall

Girl (uncredited)

Ted Hecht

KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

Tex Holden

Man in Church (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone

Girl (uncredited)

Jerry James

Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Man in Church (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Don Kohler

Colonel (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

Freeman Lusk

Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Official (uncredited)

George Magrill

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Townsman (uncredited)

John Mansfield

Man (uncredited)

Joel Marston

Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

Sydney Mason

Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

John Maxwell

Doctor (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Man in Church (uncredited)

David McMahon

Minister, First Church (uncredited)

William Meader

P.E. Official (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Alvy Moore

Zippy (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Military Officer (uncredited)

Stanley Orr

Marine Major (uncredited)

George Pal

Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Walter Richards

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell

Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay

Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Man in Church (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Cora Shannon

Old Woman (uncredited)

David Sharpe

Looter (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

Military Officer (uncredited)

Bobby Somers

Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Man in Church (uncredited)

Charles Stewart

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Looter (uncredited)

Gus Taillon

Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson

Reporter (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Looter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Edward Wahrman

Cameraman (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

Military Police Driver (uncredited)

Bob Whitney

Military Officer (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Waldon Williams

Boy (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Fred Zendar

Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

Crew

Byron Haskin

Director

Barré Lyndon

Screenplay

George Barnes

Director of Photography

Leith Stevens

Original Music Composer

Everett Douglas

Editor

Cecil B. DeMille

Executive Producer

George Pal

Producer

Frank Freeman Jr.

Associate Producer

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Edith Head

Costume Design

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Albert Nozaki

Set Decoration

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Mushy Callahan

Stunts

Howard Beals

Sound Effects

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Harry Lindgren

Sound Recordist

Walter Hoffman

Visual Effects

Gene Garvin

Sound Recordist

Gordon Jennings

Visual Effects

H.G. Wells

Novel

Marcel Delgado

Modeling

George Parrish

Orchestrator

Albert Nozaki

Art Direction

Walter Oberst

Sound Effects

A. Edward Sutherland

Special Effects

David Sharpe

Stunts

Dale Van Sickel

Stunts

Fred Graham

Stunts

W. Wallace Kelley

Visual Effects

Ken Strickfaden

Special Effects

Jimmie Dundee

Stunts

Joe Gray

Stunts

Bud Wolfe

Stunts

Herman Hack

Stunts

Fred Zendar

Stunts

Bob Morgan

Stunts

Cliff Shirpser

Visual Effects Camera

George Magrill

Stunts

Frank Caffey

Production Manager

Chesley Bonestell

Painter

Chesley Bonestell

Technical Advisor

Charles Morton

Stunts

Jack Stoney

Stunts

Chet Brandenburg

Stunts

Charles Gemora

Costumer

Bobby Somers

Stunts

Slim Gaut

Stunts

George Bruggeman

Stunts

Paul K. Lerpae

Visual Effects

Chalky Williams

Stunts

Gene Lauritzen

Construction Coordinator

Ivyl Burks

Visual Effects

Ivyl Burks

Props

Jan Domela

Visual Effects

Irmin Roberts

Visual Effects

Tex Holden

Stunts

Barney Wolff

Special Effects

Diana Gemora

Costumer

Lee Vasque

Props

Gordon Cole

Property Master

Monroe W. Burbank

Color Grading

William M. Andrews

Sound Editor

Murray Young

Key Grip

Loren L. Ryder

Sound Director

Jack Caldwell

Visual Effects

Robert S. Richardson

Technical Advisor

Gae Griffith

Producer's Assistant

Soldier Graham

Gaffer

Aubrey Law

Visual Effects

Bob Springfield

Special Effects

Chester Pate

Special Effects

Lovell Norman

Sound Editor

Tommy Middleton

Sound Effects

Dan Johnson

Sound Effects

Milt Olson

Props

Charles Davies

Props

Romaine Birkmeyer

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Trailers

The War of the Worlds (1953) Original Trailer [HD]