The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
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The War of the Worlds (1953 film) is a landmark science fiction movie that reimagines H.G. Wells's alien invasion novel with Cold War-era anxieties and groundbreaking special effects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Albert Nozaki
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Hal Pereira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectOf | Cold War cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | George Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| composer | Leith Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Byron Haskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Everett Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Martians ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Clayton Forrester
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Sylvia Van Buren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alien invasion film
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disaster film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFandom | science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| influenced |
The War of the Worlds (2005 film)
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later alien invasion films ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| makeupArtist | Wally Westmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Cedric Hardwicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Cold War-era anxieties
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groundbreaking special effects ⓘ |
| oscarCategoryWon | Best Visual Effects ⓘ |
| partOf | American science fiction cinema of the 1950s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Martians invade Earth with advanced war machines and are ultimately defeated by terrestrial microbes ⓘ |
| producer | George Pal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForSelection | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1953-08-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Barré Lyndon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedFor | National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedForBy | Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
California
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDesigner | Harry Lindgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialEffectsSupervisor | Gordon Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Ann Robinson
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Gene Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Tremayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Cornthwaite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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