The War of the Worlds
1953 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 39,821 VOTES · DIR. Byron Haskin
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
Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren
Les Tremayne
Maj. Gen. Mann
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck
Lewis Martin
Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Gen. Mann's Aide
Paul Frees
Second Radio Reporter
Paul Frees
Opening Announcer
William Phipps
Wash Perry
Vernon Rich
Col. Ralph Heffner
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