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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1953

Runtime1h 25m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,000,000

Revenue$2,000,000

Production

Paramount Pictures

Movie

The War of the Worlds

1953

1h 25m

6.8

Science Fiction

Action

Synopsis

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

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