Top billed cast

1. 

   Gene Barry

   Clayton Forrester

2. 

   Ann Robinson

   Sylvia Van Buren

3. 

   Lewis Martin

   Matthew Collins

4. 

   Les Tremayne

   General Mann

5. 

   Frank Kreig

   Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

6. 

   Vernon Rich

   Ralph Heffner

7. 

   Sandro Giglio

   Dr. Bilderbeck

8. 

   Ann Codee

   Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

9. 

   Robert Cornthwaite

   Dr. Pryor

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Reviews

A review by tensharpe

Written by tensharpe on 2023-01-25

“The War of the Worlds” now restored in 4K HD with its lovely looking technicolour and amazing surround sound really has elevated this movie to a higher level than any previous release. Made during the height of optimism in 1953 “The War of the Worlds” was and still is quite horrific and unnerving. The joys of the Atomic age are highlighted by the beauty of the alien spacecraft and the atom bomb being the answer to stopping any invading force.

What is genuinely good about ”The War of the Worlds” is the way it goes for the horror element rather than any melodrama. The vague roman...read the rest

Recommendations

1. John Carter63%
2. Battle: Los Angeles58%
3. Moonraker61%
4. War of the Worlds65%
5. Moonfall62%
6. Mars Attacks!64%
7. The Andromeda Strain71%
8. The Martian77%
9. Mortal Engines62%
10. The Host62%
11. The Time Machine63%
12. Pacific Rim69%
13. Rim of the World59%
14. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets66%
15. Star Trek74%
16. Allegiant61%
17. Fire in the Sky66%
18. The Avengers80%
19. Testament64%
20. Insurgent63%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,000,000.00

Keywords

• laser gun
• based on novel or book
• dystopia
• mountain village
• street riots
• space invasion
• radioactivity
• martian
• religion
• los angeles, california
• alien invasion
• scientist hero
• martian invasion
• mass evacuation
• meteor space ship
• wedge maneuver
• impenetrable force field
• martian aircraft
• three-lensed eye
• body horror