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War of the Worlds (Collection of five vintage photographs from the 1953 film)

War of the Worlds (Collection of five vintage photographs from the 1953 film)

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War of the Worlds (Collection of five vintage photographs from the 1953 film)

by H.G. Wells (novel); Byron Haskins (director); Barre Lyndon (screenwriter). Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite (starring)

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Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1953. Collection of five vintage reference photographs of flying saucer or other special effects from the classic 1953 science fiction film.

Based on the 1898 novel by H.G. Wells. The first feature film adaptation. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, and nominated for two more.

National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 1037.

Synopsis

The War of the Worlds (1898) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells describing an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an alien invasion of Earth. The novel is narrated by an unnamed writer of scientific articles. Throughout the narrative he struggles to reunite with his wife, while witnessing the Martians rampaging through the southern English counties. The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time.

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Title
War of the Worlds (Collection of five vintage photographs from the 1953 film)
Author
H.G. Wells (novel); Byron Haskins (director); Barre Lyndon (screenwriter). Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite (starring)
Book Condition
Used
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Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Place of Publication
Los Angeles
Date Published
1953
Keywords
Film Still Photographs | Photographs | 1950s Cinema | Science Fiction | Films with Literary Sources | Aliens | Academy Awards
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Film Still Photographs; Science Fiction; Films with Literary Sources; Photographs; Academy Awards;

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