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The War of the Worlds

1953

Byron Haskin

Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Henry Brandon ...

6.6

8,197

Sci-Fi. Thriller H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life in this tale of alien invasion. The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered some what when they discover it has passengers who are not very friendly.

	Media	Author	Review
		Michael Drucker IGN	"This is an amazing film, both for what it did in 1953 and what it still does today. It's a far better interpretation of H.G. Wells' novel than Spielberg's abrupt and lopsided film."
		Chicago Tribune	"The definitive alien invasion movie, often imitated, never surpassed."
		The New York Times	"An imaginatively conceived, professionally turned adventure, which makes excellent use of Technicolor"
		Variety Staff Variety	"A socko science-fiction feature, as fearsome as a film as was the Orson Welles 1938 radio interpretation of the H.G. Wells novel."
		Mark Chalon Smith Los Angeles Times	"Updated from London 1890 to contemporary California, George Pal's version of the HG Wells novel still works pretty well, thanks to its attractive special effects"

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