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The War of the Worlds (1953) 7.1
The film adaptation of the H.G.Wells story told on radio of the invasion of Earth by Martians. Director:Byron Haskin |
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Cast
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Robert Cornthwaite | ... |
Dr. Pryor
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Houseley Stevenson Jr. | ... |
Gen. Mann's aide
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Paul Frees | ... |
Second Radio Reporter /
Opening Announcer
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William Phipps | ... |
Wash Perry
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Cop at Crash Site
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Commentary
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Cliff Clark | ... |
Australian Policeman
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Boy
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H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The residents of a small town in California are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered somewhat when they discover that it has passengers who are not very friendly. The movie itself is understood better when you consider that it was made at the height of the Cold War--just replace Martian with Russian.... Written by KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
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Amazing! terrifying! The most savage spectacle of all time! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
26 August 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La guerre des mondes See more »Filming Locations:
City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording) (35 mm optical prints)| 3 Channel Stereo (Western Electric Multi-Track Magnetic Stereophonic) (35 mm magnetic prints)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Radio Reporter: [voiceover] In the First World War, and for the first time in the history of man, nations combined to fight against nations using the crude weapons of those days. The Second World War involved every continent on the globe, and men turned to science for new devices of warfare, which reached an unparalleled peak in their capacity for destruction. And now, fought with the terrible weapons of super-science, menacing all mankind and every creature on the Earth comes the War of the Worlds.
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(uncredited)
Written by Zip Wilson
Performed by Zip Wilson
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The sound effects of the Martian war machines' heat ray were created from three electric guitars played backward. The sound of the Martian screaming after Forrester hit it was a mixture of a microphone scraping along dry ice and a woman's scream played backward. The former set of sound effects became widely used stock sound effects after the film was released. They are still in use. See more »Goofs
When General Mann appears at the base the Colonel first refers to him as "Colonel". See more »Quotes
[first lines]Radio Reporter: [voiceover] In the First World War, and for the first time in the history of man, nations combined to fight against nations using the crude weapons of those days. The Second World War involved every continent on the globe, and men turned to science for new devices of warfare, which reached an unparalleled peak in their capacity for destruction. And now, fought with the terrible weapons of super-science, menacing all mankind and every creature on the Earth comes the War of the Worlds.
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Soundtracks
"Flop-Eared Mule (Without Calls)"(uncredited)
Written by Zip Wilson
Performed by Zip Wilson
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HG Wells' futuristic novel responds well to the Technicolor splashed on it in this 50s B classic. Gene Barry over emotes in the lead now and then but the martian invasion is handled very well and the tension rises to the final scenes where the surviving populace huddle in the church as the buildings crash and burn around them.
'War of the Worlds' deserves its place as both a highly regarded novel and a well-remembered movie. Byron Haskin and George Pal did a great job in visualising the apocalyptic bits of Wells' text, while still making the end result enjoyable and interesting for the viewer.
Recommended for fans of intellectualised science fiction.