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WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953/Paramount) 85 Minutes 16mm Excellent Dupe

Serious, really serious big-time monster movie. Really. Seriously. If you have a crowd of unruly brats that you need to not only silence, but wreck revenge upon, this is the ticket. Don't warn them. Turn the sound way, way up, and then leave them alone. Just the trauma of the sound of those unforgettable death rays is enough to scar them for life. Just ask your friends. Has a slightly repugnant ending for those atheist souls amongst you, as all George Pal films do. Directed by Byron Haskin; Produced by George Pal; Screenplay by BarrĄ Lyndon; Space Art by Chesley Bonestell; Special Effects by Gordon Jennings, Wallace Kelley, Paul Lerpae, Ivyl Burns, Jan Domela & Irmin Roberts; Electrical Effects by Kenneth Strickfaden (?); Make Up by Wally Westmore; Music by Leith Stevens. From the novel by H.G. Wells. Starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Bob Cornthwaite, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Paul Birch, Charles Gemora, Carolyn Jones, Narrated by Cedric Hardwicke.