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War
Of The Worlds
H.G. Wells' 1901 novel of the
invasion of the Earth by Martians is
brought to the screen with dazzling
special effects. Academy Award
Nominations: 3, including Best Sound
Recording, Best Editing. Academy
Awards: Best Special Effects.
Color by Technicolor. Additional
cast: Houseley Stevenson Jr.
(General Mann's Aide), Paul Frees
(Radio Announcer), Bill Phipps (Wash
Perry), Vernon Rich (Colonel Heffner),
and Henry Brandon (Cop).
Astronomical art by Chester
Bonestell.
H. G. Wells' sci-fi classic about
the invasion of Planet Earth by
aggressive creatures from Mars.
Arriving in green-glowing spaceships
shaped like metallic stingrays, the
Martians blast their atomizing death
beams through most of the major
cities in the world. What can save
the Earth? The answer is simpler
than mankind might ever have
guessed.
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