Initial release date:
- Aug 13, 1953
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 1 h 25 min
Estimated budget:
- 2,000,000 (US$)
The War of the Worlds
Film
Directed by
Byron Haskin
Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon.
He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pál. In his early career, he was a special...
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- 1 h 25 min
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Adaptation
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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1898) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells describing an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an alien invasion of Earth.
The novel is narrated by an unnamed writer of scientific articles. Throughout...
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