| The War of the Worlds | |
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| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Screenplay by | Barré Lyndon |
| Based on | The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells |
| Produced by | George Pal |
| Starring | Gene Barry Ann Robinson |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Everett Douglas |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 85 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals)[4] |
The War of the Worlds (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 American science fiction thriller film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name. The setting is changed from Victorian era England to 1953 Southern California. Earth is suddenly invaded by Martians, and American scientist Doctor Clayton Forrester searches for any weakness to stop them.
The War of the Worlds won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and went on to influence other science fiction films. In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- ^ "London Amusements". Daily Mirror. April 2, 1953. p. 15.
- ^ "The War of the Worlds - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "'The War of the Worlds'." British Board of Film Classification, March 9, 1953. Retrieved: January 11, 2015.
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954