Country: USA
Year: 1953
Duration: 85'
Tentacular, brightly colored, invincible, the Martians have landed in a tranquil Midwest town and begin their systematic destruction. Based on H.G. Wells’ most famous novel, directed and produced by two special effects wizards (Byron Haskin and George Pal), a typical sci-fi film from the Cold War era, fun and spectacular. Fast-paced, with ingenious and slightly naïve effects, the nozzle-equipped incinerators that come out of the flying saucers are irresistible
Biography
film director
Byron Haskin
FILMOGRAFIA
Treasure Island (L’isola del tesoro, 1950), Denver and Rio Grande (1952), Long John Silver (Il ciclone dei Caraibi, 1954), The Naked Jungle (Furia bianca, 1954), Conquest of Space (La conquista dello spazio, 1955), The First Texan (Sfida alla città, 1956), The Boss (Sfida alla città, 1956), From the Earth to the Moon (Dalla terra alla luna, 1958), The Little Savage (1959), Jet Over the Atlantic (Il ritorno dell’assassino, 1959), September Storm (La ragazza dal bikini rosa, 1960), Captain Sindbad (Capitan Sinbad, 1963), Robinson Crusoe on Mars (S.O.S. Naufragio nello spazio, 1964), The Power (La forza invisibile, 1968).
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Byron Haskin
soggetto/story
dal romanzo La guerra dei mondi di/from the novel of the same title by H.G. Wells
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Barré Lyndon
fotografia/cinematography
George Barnes
montaggio/film editing
Everett Douglas
musica/music
Leith Stevens
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Gene Barry (Dr Clayton Forrester), Ann Robinson (Sylvia Van Buren), Les Tremayne (Gen. Mann), Robert Cornthwaite (Dr Pryor), Sandro Giglio (Dr Bilderbeck), Lewis Martin (Dr Matthew Collins)
produttore/producer
George Pal
produzione/production
Paramount Pictures
Byron Haskin
soggetto/story
dal romanzo La guerra dei mondi di/from the novel of the same title by H.G. Wells
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Barré Lyndon
fotografia/cinematography
George Barnes
montaggio/film editing
Everett Douglas
musica/music
Leith Stevens
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Gene Barry (Dr Clayton Forrester), Ann Robinson (Sylvia Van Buren), Les Tremayne (Gen. Mann), Robert Cornthwaite (Dr Pryor), Sandro Giglio (Dr Bilderbeck), Lewis Martin (Dr Matthew Collins)
produttore/producer
George Pal
produzione/production
Paramount Pictures