The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
A really great classic Sci-Fi movie!
Based on H.G. Wells’ classic novel, George Pal’s The War Of The Worlds is a classic in its own right.
The story is that of an invasion of Earth by coldly intelligent Martians
Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson,
After the success of 1950’s Destination Moon and 1951’s When Worlds Collide, visionary producer George Pal brought the classic H.G. Wells story of a Martian invasion to the big screen, and it instantly became a science fiction classic and winner of the 1953 Academy Award for Best Special Effects. It’s a work of frightening imagination, with its manta-ray spaceships armed with cobra-like probes that shoot a white-hot disintegration ray. As formations of alien ships continue to wreak destruction around the globe, the military is helpless to stop this enemy while scientists race to find an effective weapon. Gene Barry and Ann Robinson play the hero and heroine roles that were de rigueur for movies like this in the ’50s, and their encounter with one of the Martians is as creepy today as it was in ‘53. It finally takes an unseen threat–simple Earth bacteria–to conquer the alien invaders, but not before War of the Worlds has provided a dazzling display of impressive special effects.
Based on H.G. Wells’ classic novel, George Pal’s The War Of The Worlds is a classic in its own right.
The story is that of an invasion of Earth by coldly intelligent Martians
Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson,
After the success of 1950’s Destination Moon and 1951’s When Worlds Collide, visionary producer George Pal brought the classic H.G. Wells story of a Martian invasion to the big screen, and it instantly became a science fiction classic and winner of the 1953 Academy Award for Best Special Effects. It’s a work of frightening imagination, with its manta-ray spaceships armed with cobra-like probes that shoot a white-hot disintegration ray. As formations of alien ships continue to wreak destruction around the globe, the military is helpless to stop this enemy while scientists race to find an effective weapon. Gene Barry and Ann Robinson play the hero and heroine roles that were de rigueur for movies like this in the ’50s, and their encounter with one of the Martians is as creepy today as it was in ‘53. It finally takes an unseen threat–simple Earth bacteria–to conquer the alien invaders, but not before War of the Worlds has provided a dazzling display of impressive special effects.