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The War of the Worlds

6.819531h 25mGMovieScience FictionAction

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.

DirectorByron Haskin
WriterBarré Lyndon
ProducersGeorge Pal·Cecil B. DeMille

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Cast · Directed by Byron Haskin

GBGene Barry
Gene Barry
Clayton Forrester
ARAnn Robinson
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren
LMLewis Martin
Lewis Martin
Matthew Collins
LTLes Tremayne
Les Tremayne
General Mann
FKFrank Kreig
Frank Kreig
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
VRVernon Rich
Vernon Rich
Ralph Heffner
SGSandro Giglio
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck
ACAnn Codee
Ann Codee
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
RCRobert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor
CHCedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Commentary (voice)
HJ
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
General Mann's Aide
WPWilliam Phipps
William Phipps
Wash Perry

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