La Guerra dei mondi
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Florence, Arizona, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Simi Valley, California, USA
Genere: Action Sci-Fi War
Lingue: English
Plot: The Martians unchain a direct assault to our planet, with hundreds of invulnerable ships. The invasion takes place all over the world, and all the major cities are destroyed one after one; even the atomic bomb can't stop them. But, if the humans can't beat them, who can? Maybe something MUCH smaller than them... Producer George Pal and director Byron Haskins' landmark adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic novel that focuses on the invasion of the earth by Martian war machines. 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...
Visti censura internazionale: USA:G Finland:K-16 Sweden:15 Germany:12
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Finland:6 November 1953 |
| Sweden:9 November 1953 |
| USA:26 August 1953 |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PCS:Spherical |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.37 : 1 |
| Mono |
| Stereo | (Western Electric Multi-Track Magnetic Stereophonic) |
| Germany:82 |
| USA:85 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
paramount pictures
produzione cinematografica: paramount pictures
produttore cinematografico: freeman jr. frank pal george
regista: haskin byron
attore: barry gene robinson ann (i) tremayne les cornthwaite robert martin lewis (i) giglio sandro phipps william kruschen jack rich vernon stevenson jr. houseley frees paul brandon henry hardwicke cedric shannon cora vernon dorothy (i) williams waldon wolfe bud zendar fred barnell ruth boyne hazel codee ann hale nancy (i) hall virginia hoffman gertrude iannone patricia jones carolyn (i) callahan mushy cisar george colmans edward conway russ bender russ birch paul glass ned adams peter (i) alden eric allen hugh barrier edgar gemora charles graham fred (i) hecht ted henderson douglas james jerry kohler don kreig frank coulter martin cressoy pierre davies jim dumke ralph dundee jimmie ferguson al fortune dick frazer alex freeman jr. frank stewart charles j. taillon gus thompson morton c. van sickel dale wahrman edward warde anthony richards walter rockwell robert sande walter seay james sharpe david (i) shimada teru lebedeff ivan lee rudy lusk freeman lytton herbert mahoney mike (i) mansfield john (i) marston joel mason sydney (ii) maxwell john (i) mcmahon david (i) meader bill montgomery ralph moore alvy morgan bob (i) orr stanley pal george
direttore della fotografia: barnes george (i)
montaggio: douglas everett (i)
compositori: stevens leith
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: lyndon barré wells h.g.
costumi: head edith
troupe varia: griffith gae burbank monroe w. graham soldier richardson dr. robert s. edouart farciot bonestell chesley
produzione cinematografica: paramount pictures
produttore cinematografico: freeman jr. frank pal george
regista: haskin byron
attore: barry gene robinson ann (i) tremayne les cornthwaite robert martin lewis (i) giglio sandro phipps william kruschen jack rich vernon stevenson jr. houseley frees paul brandon henry hardwicke cedric shannon cora vernon dorothy (i) williams waldon wolfe bud zendar fred barnell ruth boyne hazel codee ann hale nancy (i) hall virginia hoffman gertrude iannone patricia jones carolyn (i) callahan mushy cisar george colmans edward conway russ bender russ birch paul glass ned adams peter (i) alden eric allen hugh barrier edgar gemora charles graham fred (i) hecht ted henderson douglas james jerry kohler don kreig frank coulter martin cressoy pierre davies jim dumke ralph dundee jimmie ferguson al fortune dick frazer alex freeman jr. frank stewart charles j. taillon gus thompson morton c. van sickel dale wahrman edward warde anthony richards walter rockwell robert sande walter seay james sharpe david (i) shimada teru lebedeff ivan lee rudy lusk freeman lytton herbert mahoney mike (i) mansfield john (i) marston joel mason sydney (ii) maxwell john (i) mcmahon david (i) meader bill montgomery ralph moore alvy morgan bob (i) orr stanley pal george
direttore della fotografia: barnes george (i)
montaggio: douglas everett (i)
compositori: stevens leith
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: lyndon barré wells h.g.
costumi: head edith
troupe varia: griffith gae burbank monroe w. graham soldier richardson dr. robert s. edouart farciot bonestell chesley


