The War of the Worlds

Paramount Pictures, 1953. U.S. insert poster. Directed by Byron Haskin and based on the H.G. Wells novel of the same name, producer George Pal gave this story a modern-day twist by placing it in the 1950s and relocating it to California. The film stars Gene Barry and Ann Robinson and tells the tale of a town invaded by Martians. This film version is more faithful to Orson Welles' famous Mercury Radio presentation than it is to H.G. Wells' novel, and the spectacular special effects resulted in an Academy Award®.
14 x 36 in.