The War of the Worlds (1953)

The War of the Worlds (1953)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1953-08-13 United States of America 85 Min. PG-13
6.8 649 votes
Science Fiction, Action

Overview

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.

Cast

Gene Barry is Dr. Clayton Forrester
Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson is Sylvia Van Buren
Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin is Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
Les Tremayne is Maj. Gen. Mann
Maj. Gen. Mann
Frank Kreig is Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon Rich is Col. Ralph Heffner
Col. Ralph Heffner
Sandro Giglio is Dr. Bilderbeck
Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee is Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite is Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
Cedric Hardwicke is Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Houseley Stevenson Jr. is Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)
Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)
William Phipps is Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)
Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)
Jack Kruschen is Salvatore
Salvatore
Paul Birch is Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Paul Frees is Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Henry Brandon is Cop at Crash Site
Cop at Crash Site
Peter Adams is Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Eric Alden is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Hugh Allen is Brigadier General (uncredited)
Brigadier General (uncredited)
Ruth Barnell is Mother (uncredited)
Mother (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier is Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
Russ Bender is Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Oscar Blank is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne is Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
George Bruggeman is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Bush is Woman in Church (uncredited)
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Tony Butala is Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan is Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
Dick Cherney is Looter (uncredited)
Looter (uncredited)
Edward Colmans is Spanish Priest (uncredited)
Spanish Priest (uncredited)
James Conaty is Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
Russ Conway is Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
Martin Coulter is Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Vittorio Cramer is First Radio Reporter (uncredited)
First Radio Reporter (uncredited)
Pierre Cressoy is Frenchman (uncredited)
Frenchman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross is Scientist (uncredited)
Scientist (uncredited)
Jane Crowley is Woman in Church (uncredited)
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Jim Davies is Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Helen Dickson is Woman in Church (uncredited)
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke is Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee is Civil Defense Official (uncredited)
Civil Defense Official (uncredited)
Al Ferguson is Police Chief (uncredited)
Police Chief (uncredited)
Dick Fortune is Marine Captain (uncredited)
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Alex Frazer is Dr. James (uncredited)
Dr. James (uncredited)
Frank Freeman Jr. is Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Slim Gaut is Radio Listener (uncredited)
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Charles Gemora is Martian (uncredited)
Martian (uncredited)
Ned Glass is Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
Fred Graham is Looter (uncredited)
Looter (uncredited)
Joe Gray is Looter (uncredited)
Looter (uncredited)
Herman Hack is Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Nancy Hale is Young Wife (uncredited)
Young Wife (uncredited)
Virginia Hall is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Ted Hecht is KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson is Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Gertrude Hoffmann is Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Tex Holden is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan is Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Patricia Iannone is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Jerry James is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers is Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones is Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Kohler is Colonel (uncredited)
Colonel (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff is Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk is Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton is Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack is Official (uncredited)
Official (uncredited)
George Magrill is Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney is Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
John Mansfield is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Joel Marston is Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Sydney Mason is Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)
Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)
John Maxwell is Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Mathew McCue is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
David McMahon is Minister, First Church (uncredited)
Minister, First Church (uncredited)
William Meader is P.E. Official (uncredited)
P.E. Official (uncredited)
Lee Miller is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery is Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)
Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)
Alvy Moore is Zippy (uncredited)
Zippy (uncredited)
Bob Morgan is Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Charles Morton is Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
George Nardelli is Military Officer (uncredited)
Military Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Orr is Marine Major (uncredited)
Marine Major (uncredited)
George Pal is Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Walter Richards is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Rockwell is Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Walter Sande is Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
James Seay is Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall is Woman in Church (uncredited)
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Cora Shannon is Old Woman (uncredited)
Old Woman (uncredited)
David Sharpe is Looter (uncredited)
Looter (uncredited)
Teru Shimada is Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh is Military Officer (uncredited)
Military Officer (uncredited)
Bobby Somers is Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)
Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)
Bert Stevens is Man in Church (uncredited)
Man in Church (uncredited)
Charles Stewart is Marine Captain (uncredited)
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Jack Stoney is Looter (uncredited)
Looter (uncredited)
Gus Taillon is Elderly Man (uncredited)
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Morton C. Thompson is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey is Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel is Looter (uncredited)
Looter (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon is Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Anthony Warde is Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Bob Whitney is Military Officer (uncredited)
Military Officer (uncredited)
Chalky Williams is Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Waldon Williams is Boy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe is Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Fred Zendar is Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)