War of the Worlds (1953)
H.G. Well's schokkende boek over een invasie van de aarde door Marsbewoners wordt nog angstaanjagender in deze verfilming uit 1952. De film wordt wijd en zijd als een van de beste SF-films alles tijden beschouwd en kreeg een Oscar voor Special Effects.
Regiseur:
Byron Haskin
Schrijver:
Barré Lyndon
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Gene Barry as Clayton Forrester |
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Ann Robinson as Sylvia Van Buren |
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Lewis Martin as Matthew Collins |
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Les Tremayne as General Mann |
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Frank Kreig as Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited) |
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Vernon Rich as Ralph Heffner |
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Sandro Giglio as Dr. Bilderbeck |
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Ann Codee as Dr. Duprey (uncredited) |
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Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Pryor |
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Cedric Hardwicke as Commentary (voice) |
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Houseley Stevenson Jr. as General Mann's Aide |
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William Phipps as Wash Perry |
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Jack Kruschen as Salvatore |
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Paul Birch as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited) |
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Paul Frees as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer |
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Henry Brandon as Cop at Crash Site |
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Peter Adams as Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited) |
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Eric Alden as Man (uncredited) |
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Hugh Allen as Brigadier General (uncredited) |
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Ruth Barnell as Mother (uncredited) |
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Edgar Barrier as Prof. McPherson (uncredited) |
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Russ Bender as Dr. Carmichael (uncredited) |
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Oscar Blank as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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Hazel Boyne as Screaming Woman (uncredited) |
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Chet Brandenburg as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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George Bruggeman as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Nora Bush as Woman in Church (uncredited) |
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Tony Butala as Boy in Final Church (uncredited) |
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Mushy Callahan as Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited) |
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Dick Cherney as Looter (uncredited) |
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Edward Colmans as Spanish Priest (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited) |
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Russ Conway as Rev. Bethany (uncredited) |
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Martin Coulter as Marine Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Vittorio Cramer as First Radio Reporter (uncredited) |
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Pierre Cressoy as Frenchman (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Scientist (uncredited) |
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Jane Crowley as Woman in Church (uncredited) |
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Jim Davies as Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Woman in Church (uncredited) |
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Ralph Dumke as Buck Monahan (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Dundee as Civil Defense Official (uncredited) |
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Al Ferguson as Police Chief (uncredited) |
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Dick Fortune as Marine Captain (uncredited) |
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Alex Frazer as Dr. James (uncredited) |
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Frank Freeman Jr. as Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
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Slim Gaut as Radio Listener (uncredited) |
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Charles Gemora as Martian (uncredited) |
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Ned Glass as Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited) |
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Jack Gordon as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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Fred Graham as Looter (uncredited) |
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Joe Gray as Looter (uncredited) |
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Herman Hack as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
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Nancy Hale as Young Wife (uncredited) |
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Virginia Hall as Girl (uncredited) |
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Ted Hecht as KGEB Reporter (uncredited) |
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Douglas Henderson as Staff Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Hoffmann as Elderly News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Tex Holden as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Horan as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Patricia Iannone as Girl (uncredited) |
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Jerry James as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Michael Jeffers as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
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Dick Johnstone as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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Carolyn Jones as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Don Kohler as Colonel (uncredited) |
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Ivan Lebedeff as Dr. Gratzman (uncredited) |
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Freeman Lusk as Secretary of Defense (uncredited) |
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Herbert Lytton as Chief of Staff (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Official (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney as Townsman (uncredited) |
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John Mansfield as Man (uncredited) |
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Joel Marston as Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited) |
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Sydney Mason as Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited) |
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John Maxwell as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Mathew McCue as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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David McMahon as Minister, First Church (uncredited) |
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William Meader as P.E. Official (uncredited) |
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Lee Miller as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Ralph Montgomery as Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited) |
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Alvy Moore as Zippy (uncredited) |
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Bob Morgan as Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) |
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Charles Morton as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
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George Nardelli as Military Officer (uncredited) |
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Stanley Orr as Marine Major (uncredited) |
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George Pal as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
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Walter Richards as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Robert Rockwell as Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited) |
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Walter Sande as Sheriff Bogany (uncredited) |
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James Seay as Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited) |
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Allen D. Sewall as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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Lucile Sewall as Woman in Church (uncredited) |
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Cora Shannon as Old Woman (uncredited) |
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David Sharpe as Looter (uncredited) |
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Teru Shimada as Japanese Diplomat (uncredited) |
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Reginald Lal Singh as Military Officer (uncredited) |
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Bobby Somers as Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Man in Church (uncredited) |
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Charles Stewart as Marine Captain (uncredited) |
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Jack Stoney as Looter (uncredited) |
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Gus Taillon as Elderly Man (uncredited) |
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Morton C. Thompson as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Looter (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Vernon as Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited) |
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Anthony Warde as Military Police Driver (uncredited) |
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Bob Whitney as Military Officer (uncredited) |
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Chalky Williams as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
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Waldon Williams as Boy (uncredited) |
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Bud Wolfe as Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited) |
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Fred Zendar as Marine Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Crew | Chesley Bonestell | Technical Advisor |
| Visual Effects | Marcel Delgado | Modeling |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Art | Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Barré Lyndon | Screenplay |
| Crew | Jimmie Dundee | Stunts |
| Crew | Chester Pate | Special Effects |
| Sound | Howard Beals | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Robert S. Richardson | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Crew | Mushy Callahan | Stunts |
| Crew | Barney Wolff | Special Effects |
| Sound | Tommy Middleton | Sound Effects |
| Art | Romaine Birkmeyer | Props |
| Editing | Everett Douglas | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Gemora | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles Gemora | Costumer |
| Crew | Charles Morton | Stunts |
| Crew | Chet Brandenburg | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | W. Wallace Kelley | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Ivyl Burks | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Aubrey Law | Visual Effects |
| Production | Frank Caffey | Production Manager |
| Production | Gae Griffith | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | George Bruggeman | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Irmin Roberts | Visual Effects |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Jack Stoney | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Jan Domela | Visual Effects |
| Sound | William M. Andrews | Sound Editor |
| Art | Lee Vasque | Props |
| Art | Albert Nozaki | Art Direction |
| Crew | Bob Morgan | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Springfield | Special Effects |
| Art | Ivyl Burks | Props |
| Sound | Leith Stevens | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Byron Haskin | Director |
| Crew | A. Edward Sutherland | Special Effects |
| Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Albert Nozaki | Set Decoration |
| Crew | David Sharpe | Stunts |
| Crew | George Magrill | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Walter Hoffman | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Dan Johnson | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Gene Garvin | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Monroe W. Burbank | Color Grading |
| Camera | Murray Young | Key Grip |
| Crew | Joe Gray | Stunts |
| Crew | Slim Gaut | Stunts |
| Sound | Loren L. Ryder | Sound Director |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Production | Frank Freeman Jr. | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Herman Hack | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Paul K. Lerpae | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound Effects |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Production | George Pal | Producer |
| Lighting | Soldier Graham | Gaffer |
| Crew | Fred Zendar | Stunts |
| Crew | Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Crew | Tex Holden | Stunts |
| Crew | Ken Strickfaden | Special Effects |
| Art | Charles Davies | Props |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Executive Producer |
| Writing | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| Sound | George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Bobby Somers | Stunts |
| Sound | Lovell Norman | Sound Editor |
| Art | Gordon Cole | Property Master |
| Art | Chesley Bonestell | Painter |
| Crew | Bud Wolfe | Stunts |
| Crew | Chalky Williams | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Cliff Shirpser | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Jack Caldwell | Visual Effects |
| Art | Milt Olson | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
