The War of the Worlds

1953 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 39,821 VOTES · DIR. Byron Haskin

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 565 lines

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00:00:07 In WWI, for the first time ever
00:03:11 with hydrogen flaming at the tops.
00:06:14 - Looks like the fishing was good. - Have some?
00:08:08 It’ll be like having a gold mine in your own back yard.
00:10:35 - Well, how do you do? - How do you do, sir?
00:13:38 - Maybe it's gonna go off now. - It's a sneak attack. Let's go.
00:16:51 Everybody understands that the white flag means we want to be friends.
00:20:18 People in town started to follow us. Don't let them come near here.
00:22:56 What about these meteor machines?
00:25:57 - But you'll get first crack at them. - Suits me, sir.
00:28:06 We've had reports of destruction, massacre.
00:31:12 - But Colonel, shooting's no good. - It's always been a good persuader.
00:35:57 Take my word for it, General. This defence is useless against them.
00:40:13 Forrester thinks they generate atomic force without the screening we use.
00:43:26 I'd wandered off. I've forgotten why.
00:48:20 - Something moved out there. - There's nothing there now.
00:52:36 As the Martians burned fields and forests, and cities fell before them
00:55:06 - Here's that Los Angeles picture, sir. - This is a sonic radar picture.
00:57:21 Add their clouds and dust, it amounts to no more than our twilight.
01:00:40 Attention! Four minutes to bomb time.
01:03:41 Hello? What can you see?
01:08:54 Money's no good anymore!
01:13:00 - But I think I know where she'll be. - It's your last chance to get out of here.
01:20:04 (SUDDEN LOUD CRASHING SOUND)

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed565
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:20:04

Production Record

DirectorByron Haskin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
IMDb votes39,821