The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953 · 85 min · EN · G · 6.8 (741 votes)
Dir. Byron Haskin · Starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Lewis Martin, Les Tremayne, Frank Kreig, Vernon Rich · Music Leith Stevens

“Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!”

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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.

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Experience the escalating terror of an unstoppable alien invasion, a relentless assault on humanity that feels both grand in scale and viscerally immediate. It's a thrilling, panic-inducing ride, showcasing pioneering visual effects that still impress, all wrapped in a classic atomic age sci-fi aesthetic.

dread-soakedpanickedthrillingapocalypticrelentlesspropulsiveatomic age sci-ficlassic Hollywood spectaclepioneering special effectsvibrant Technicoloralien invasionhumanity's vulnerabilitysurvivalfaith vs. science
laser gunbased on novel or bookdystopiamountain villagestreet riotsspace invasionradioactivitymartianreligionlos angeles, californiaalien invasionscientist heromartian invasionmass evacuationmeteor space shipwedge maneuverimpenetrable force fieldmartian aircraft
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