War of the Worlds (1953 film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/War_of_the_Worlds_(1953_film)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:H._G._Wells
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $2 million (US rentals)
gptkbp:budget $2 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:George_Barnes
gptkbp:colorProcess gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Byron_Haskin
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Everett_Douglas
gptkbp:featuresCameo gptkb:Ann_Robinson_(in_2005_film)
gptkb:Gene_Barry_(in_2005_film)
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:California
gptkb:Paramount_Studios
gptkbp:format theatrical release
gptkbp:genre gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:science_fiction
alien invasion film
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:VHS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label War of the Worlds (1953 film)
gptkbp:influenced science fiction cinema
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Orson_Welles'_1938_radio_drama
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Dr._Clayton_Forrester
gptkb:Sylvia_Van_Buren
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Leith_Stevens
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording
gptkbp:notableFor first major adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel
gptkbp:notableScene Martian death by bacteria
Martian probe in farmhouse
Martian war machines attack Los Angeles
gptkbp:posterArtist gptkb:Joe_Smith
gptkbp:preservationYear 2011
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:George_Pal
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate 1953
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:War_of_the_Worlds_(2005_film)
gptkbp:runtime 85 minutes
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:The_Night_That_Panicked_America_(1975,_TV_film)
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:California
gptkbp:specialEffectsBy gptkb:Gordon_Jennings
gptkb:Paramount_Special_Effects_Department
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Gene_Barry
gptkb:Ann_Robinson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leith_Stevens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5