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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 thriller film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name.
Appointment with Venus (1951) – British war drama film based on the evacuation of Alderney cattle from the Channel Island during World War II [34] The Basketball Fix (1951) – sport drama film based on the CCNY point shaving scandal [35] Casabianca (1951) – French war drama film telling the story of the French submarine Casabianca in World ...
The first film adaptation was The War of the Worlds, produced in 1953 by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Gene Barry. [65] In 2005, Steven Spielberg directed another film version starring Tom Cruise. [66] [67] In 1978, Jeff Wayne produced a musical album of the story, with the voices of Richard Burton and David Essex. Wayne ...
1955: The Lux Radio Theater: War of the Worlds, adaptation of the 1953 film. 1967: The War of the Worlds, BBC radio dramatisation using the 1950 Jon Manchip White script, 6 episodes. 1968: The War of the Worlds (1968 radio drama), WKBW radio adaptation. 1971: War of the Worlds radio broadcast, Rádio Difusora, São Luís, Brazil.
Eagle of the Pacific (太平洋の鷲, Taiheiyo no washi), also known as Operation Kamikaze, [2] is a 1953 Japanese epic war film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film dramatizes the start of Japan's military action in World War II, with an emphasis on the role of Isoroku Yamamoto .
Destination Gobi is a 1953 American Technicolor World War II film released by 20th Century-Fox.It was produced by Stanley Rubin, directed by Robert Wise (his first color feature film), and stars Richard Widmark and Don Taylor.
It includes 1953 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for war films released in the year 1953 . It does not include unreleased films.
Release date Title Notes January 12, 1951: The Mating Season: January 17, 1951: At War with the Army: distribution only; produced by Fred F. Finklehoffe Productions, Screen Associates Inc. & York Pictures Corporation [N 1]