Movies & Books : The War of the Worlds 1953
The War of the Worlds This was the very first H. G. Wells novel I read as a kid and it was impart to the 1953 movie that I saw at a young age. Talking about great Science Fiction , imagination & creativity there is no other famed write/artist like HGW (but Philip K. Dick comes a very close). The War of the Worlds (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds ) is a 1953 American Science Fiction Film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. The film is an adaptation of the 1898 novel of the same name by H. G. Wells , the first of five feature film adaptations. It is a retelling of the 1898 novel , changing the setting from Victorian era-England to 1953 southern California . Earth is suddenly and unexpectedly invaded by Martians , and American scientist...