War of the Worlds, The

Notes & Trivia

 * The War of the Worlds. War of the Worlds (1953), The War of the Worlds (1953), and War of the Worlds, The (1953) all redirect to this page.


 * The tagline for this film is "Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!"


 * Production on The War of the Worlds began in January, 1952. Filming concluded in February, 1952. The movie was shot in areas of Florence and Phoenix, Arizona with studio shots being filmed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.


 * There are a total of thirteen credited cast members in this film. Twelve are male cast members and one is a female. Ann Robinson is the only female character in this film not counting extras and uncredited cast members.


 * The central setting for this movie is California in the then-present day era of the early 1950s.


 * Actor Robert Cornthwaite is credited as Bob Cornthwaite in this film.


 * Actor Houseley Stevenson, Jr.'s name is mis-spelled as Housely Stevenson, Jr. in this film.


 * Actor William Phipps is credited as Bill Phipps in this film.


 * Actor Cedric Hardwicke is credited as Sir Cedric Hardwicke in this film.


 * War of the Worlds was remade as a big-budget feature in 2005 by director Steven Spielberg. Original cast members Gene Barry and Ann Robinson make cameo appearances in the film as grandparents.


 * A smaller remake of War of the Worlds was also released in 2005, and went to the direct-to-video market. This film was written and directed by David Michael Latt and was produced by The Asylum.


 * War of the Worlds was adapted into a Canadian television series produced by Paramount Television. It aired in syndication from 1988 to 1990 and ran for two seasons.


 * Martians are dicks. You know it. I know it. Everybody knows it.