The War of the Worlds

Synopsis

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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Cast

Gene Barry

Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin

Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne

General Mann

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice)

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Houseley Stevenson Jr.

General Mann's Aide

William Phipps

Wash Perry

Jack Kruschen

Salvatore

Paul Birch

Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon

Cop at Crash Site

Peter Adams

Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Man (uncredited)

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Hugh Allen

Brigadier General (uncredited)

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Ruth Barnell

Mother (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Lee Vasque Props
• Milt Olson Props
• Gene Lauritzen Construction Coordinator
• Charles Davies Props
• Gordon Cole Property Master
• Ivyl Burks Props
• Romaine Birkmeyer Props
• Chesley Bonestell Painter
• Emile Kuri Set Decoration
• Albert Nozaki Set Decoration
• Hal Pereira Art Direction
• Albert Nozaki Art Direction

Camera

• Murray Young Key Grip
• George Barnes Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Edith Head Costume Design
• Diana Gemora Costumer
• Charles Gemora Costumer
• Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor

Crew

• Robert S. Richardson Technical Advisor
• Chesley Bonestell Technical Advisor
• Fred Zendar Stunts
• Bud Wolfe Stunts
• Chalky Williams Stunts
• Dale Van Sickel Stunts
• Jack Stoney Stunts
• Bobby Somers Stunts
• David Sharpe Stunts
• Charles Morton Stunts
• Bob Morgan Stunts
• George Magrill Stunts

Directing

• Michael D. Moore Assistant Director
• Byron Haskin Director

Editing

• Monroe W. Burbank Color Grading
• Everett Douglas Editor

Lighting

• Soldier Graham Gaffer

Production

• Gae Griffith Producer's Assistant
• Frank Caffey Production Manager
• Cecil B. DeMille Executive Producer
• George Pal Producer
• Frank Freeman Jr. Associate Producer

Sound

• George Parrish Orchestrator
• Loren L. Ryder Sound Director
• Walter Oberst Sound Effects
• Lovell Norman Sound Editor
• Tommy Middleton Sound Effects
• Dan Johnson Sound Effects
• Howard Beals Sound Effects
• William M. Andrews Sound Editor
• Harry Lindgren Sound Recordist
• Gene Garvin Sound Recordist
• Leith Stevens Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Cliff Shirpser Visual Effects Camera
• Walter Hoffman Visual Effects
• Marcel Delgado Modeling
• Jack Caldwell Visual Effects
• Irmin Roberts Visual Effects
• Paul K. Lerpae Visual Effects
• W. Wallace Kelley Visual Effects
• Gordon Jennings Visual Effects
• Jan Domela Visual Effects
• Ivyl Burks Visual Effects
• Aubrey Law Visual Effects

Writing

• Barré Lyndon Screenplay
• H. G. Wells Novel

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