War of the Worlds (1953)

Director: Byron Haskin  Starring: Gene Barry  
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Publisher: Paramount
Format: DVD
UPC: 00097360263947
Buy.com Sku: 40722640
Item#: V25SED
Category Keywords: Action  Alien Attacks  Alien Invasions  Aliens  Classic  Disaster  Essential Cinema  Futuristic  Recommended  Science-Fiction  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
Rating: NR
 
The Original Version!
 
 
Features: DVD, Collector's Edition
 
Widely regarded as one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, the adaptation of H.G. Wells' chilling novel of a Martian invasion of Earth, becomes even more frightening in this 1952 film adaptation. An Oscar winner for Best Special Effects, The War of the Worlds delivers eye-popping thrills, laser-hot action and unrelenting, edge-of-your-seat suspense. No one who has seen the film's depiction of the swan-shaped Martian machines-ticking and hissing menacingly as they cut their path of destruction-will ever forget their ominous impact!
 
"...it's not called a Classic for nothing."  Brian Mckay, efilmcritic.com
"***1/2... superior sci-fi."  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
 


Editor's Note

H.G. Wells' 1901 novel of the invasion of the Earth by Martians is brought to the screen with dazzling special effects.


Plot Summary

H. G. Wells' sci-fi classic about the invasion of Planet Earth by aggressive creatures from Mars. Arriving in green-glowing spaceships shaped like metallic stingrays, the Martians blast their atomizing death beams through most of the major cities in the world. What can save the Earth? The answer is simpler than mankind might ever have guessed.

 
Features
Audio Commentary
Director Commentary
H.G. Wells: The Father Of Science Fiction
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
The Mercury Theatre On The Air Presents The War Of The Worlds Radio Broadcast
The Sky Is Falling: The Making Of War Of The Worlds
Theatrical Trailer
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: 8/22/2006
Running Time: 85 minutes
Original Release Date: 1953
Catalog ID: 026394
UPC: 00097360263947
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Standard  1.33:1 [4:3]

 
Cast & Crew
Ann Robinson
Bob Cornthwaite
Gene Barry
Les Tremayne
Barre Lyndon - Screenplay
Byron Haskin - Director
Everett Douglas - Editor
George Barnes - Cinematographer
George Pal - Producer
H.G. Wells - Based On Novel By
Leith Stevens - Original Music By

 
Awards

Oscar (1954)
Gordon Jennings, Winner, Best Effects, Special Effects
   Everett Douglas, Nominee, Best Film Editing
   Loren L. Ryder, Nominee, Best Sound, Recording

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
"...Dynamic fantasy holocaust, the INDEPENDENCE DAY of its day." -- Rating: A- 09/20/1996 p.90

USA Today
"...George Pal's primitive but Oscar winning special effects still look 'cool' in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS..." 05/07/1999 p.5E

USA Today
"Paramount's Technicolor was the era's most vibrant, and Gordon Jennings' now-primitive Oscar-winning effects still look cool in this George Pal production." 06/28/2005 p.3D

  
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