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The War of the Worlds

Movie (1953)

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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Released:	Jan 1st, 1953
Budget:	$2,000,000.00
Revenue:	N/A

The War of the Worlds Main Cast

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Gene Barry
plays Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson
plays Sylvia Van Buren

Les Tremayne
plays Maj. Gen. Mann

Robert Cornthwaite
plays Dr. Pryor

Sandro Giglio
plays Dr. Bilderbeck

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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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Movie Goof (continuity error): Blonde woman on top of the bus during the looting scenes is seen twice.
Movie Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): The reporter records a description of the events on magnetic tape, even though we know that the heat ray generates a magnetic field that would destroy the recording. But there's no reason to believe the reporter knew this, and no evidence that the tapes are ever played back.
The Martian machines are always seen marching from screen right to screen left with the exception of the sequence that contains the montage of the international efforts against the Martians.
Movie Goof (revealing mistake): When Salvatore tips his hat back, one can see the line on his forehead where the make-up stops at the hat line.

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