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Paramount's The War of the Worlds opens

When: 13 Aug 1953
Where: New York, NY
Sources: 1 public source

George Pal's production of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, directed by Byron Haskin for Paramount, opened in New York on August 13, 1953, ahead of its general release in October. It adapted Wells's 1898 novel of a Martian invasion.

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OtherThe War of the Worlds (1953) (opens in a new tab)AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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