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War of the Worlds (1953)
War of the Worlds

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Plot Description:
H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The resisdents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Thier joy is tempered some what when they discover it has passengers who are not very friendly. The movie itself is understood better when you consider it was made at the height of the Cold War - just replace Martian with Russian...

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Starring: Directed By: Rated: NR

Genre: horror

Runtime: 85 minutes

Original Theatrical Release: 26 August, 1953

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Movie Trivia
  1. Reportedly, George Pal wanted to do the final third of the movie in 3-D, starting with the sequence in which the atomic bomb is unsuccessfully used against the martians. The project was secured by Paramount in 1934. Both Cecil B. Demille and Alfred Hitchcock were considered for directors. Orsen Welles who rose to prominence with his 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast of Halloween, 1938 was pressured into makeing this his first feature film. He wanted no part of it. Filming was halted breifly two days into filming when Paramount discovered their filming rights to the novel had expired. It was quickly resolved through the kind permission of H.G. Wells' estate.

  2. Originally the Martian War Machines were supposed to 'walk' on visible electronic beams. This was attempted by having electrical sparks emanate from the three holes at the bottom of the machine was quickly abandoned for fear of it becoming a major fire hazard. The shot of the first war machine emerging from the gully has this effect. During filming the actors were under the impression that they were dealing with the walking tripod machines of the book. This explains the farmhouse scene when Gene Barry says "There's a machine standing right next to us."

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  1. Revealing mistakes: When they first investigate the crashed meteorite, Gene Barry looks at the camera while talking to one of the cops.

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