Films The War of the Worlds Film • 1953 • Alien Invasion, Sci-Fi Epic, Space Sci-Fi, … Watch trailer 66% 70% 68.2% 70% 71%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.Where to watch Streaming information by Cast & CrewByron HaskinDirectorH. G. WellsNovelBarré LyndonScreenplayGene BarryDr. Clayton ForresterAnn RobinsonSylvia Van BurenLewis MartinPastor Dr. Matthew CollinsLes TremayneMaj. Gen. MannFrank KreigFiddler Hawkins (uncredited)Vernon RichCol. Ralph HeffnerSandro GiglioDr. BilderbeckAnn CodeeDr. Duprey (uncredited)Robert CornthwaiteDr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)Cedric HardwickeCommentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)See all cast & crew on IMDbDetailsStatusReleasedReleaseAugust 13, 1953OriginsUnited States of AmericaGenresAlien InvasionSci-Fi EpicSpace Sci-FiActionSci-FiThrillerLinks AllMovie American Film Institute Apple TV Britannica FilmAffinity Google Knowledge Graph IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Movie Review Query Engine Netflix Plex Rotten Tomatoes TCM TMDB The Criterion Collection Trakt Wikidata Wikipedia YouTube iTunes Reviews The War of the Worlds Variety Staff • variety.com The War of the Worlds - Chicago Reader Dave Kehr • chicagoreader.com RemakesTitleYearAvg.War of the Worlds200560.1%The War of the Worlds195369%CollectionTitleYearAvg.War of the Worlds1988-The War of the Worlds195369%
