The War of the Worlds (1953)

Directors

Byron Haskin

Cast

Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandro Giglio, Lewis Martin, Housely Stevenson Jr., Paul Frees, William Phipps, Vernon Rich, Henry Brandon, Jack Kruschen

The story

A narrated prologue shows the weapons of modern warfare from World War I and World War II, then warns of the upcoming "War of the Worlds" fought with "the terrible weapons of super-science menacing all mankind and every creature on Earth". It is explained that the Martians decided to invade Earth because their own planet was dying and after determining that the other planets in the Solar System were unsuitable as a new home. A large meteor impacts near the small town of Linda Rosa, California, on a summer evening.

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