The War of the Worlds
Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
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.
- Director
- Byron Haskin
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
30 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The War of the Worlds returned 1.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Apr 3, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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