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The War of the Worlds (1953)

1953 film directed by Byron Haskin

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Genre drama, adventure, science fiction, disaster

Country West Germany, United States

Runtime 87 min

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Based on

The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (1897) · literary work
Book: Public domain in the US — free on Project Gutenberg
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Film: not public domain (1953) — see where to watch it below

Cast & crew

Directed by Byron Haskin

Written by H. G. Wells, Barré Lyndon

Produced by George Pal

Music by Leith Stevens

Cinematography George Barnes

Edited by Everett Douglas

Cast (17)

Cedric Hardwicke · Gene Barry · Jack Kruschen · Ann Robinson · Paul Frees · Henry Brandon · William Edward Phipps · Edgar Barrier · Robert Cornthwaite · Walter Sande · Paul Birch · Les Tremayne · Ann Codee · Ivan Lebedeff · Lewis Martin · Sandro Giglio · Vittorio Cramer

Credits from Wikidata (CC0).

Series, universe & remakes

Series: Family Classics

Studio: Paramount Pictures

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