The War of the Worlds Blu-ray

Release Year: 1953

Runtime: 85 min

Director: Byron Haskin

Cast: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Lewis Martin, Les Tremayne, Frank Kreig

Studios: Paramount Pictures

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Special Features:

Mastered from a new 4K restoration

from the original camera negative

Exclusive Audio Commentary

by film critics Barry Forshaw & Kim Newman

Audio Commentary

by actor Gene Barry and actress Ann Robinson

Audio Commentary

by "fans" Joe Dante, Bob Burns and Bill Warren

The Sky is Falling: Making The War of the Worlds

documentary

"H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction"

featurette

The Mercury Theatre on the Air Presents: The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938

(with stills of Orson Welles).

Theatrical Trailer

Photo Gallery

Technical Specifications:

• 1080p
• 1.33
• DTS HD 5.1 Surround
• LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• English language
• English HOH subtitles