Summer Scenes We Love: The War of the Worlds (1953)

H.G. Wells’ 1898 classic alien invasion novel, The War of the Worlds , has been adapted several times for the big screen, most recently by Steven Spielberg five years ago (my first “Scenes We Love” entry for Cinematical ), two low-budget entries, one set in Victorian times and the other in the present released to coincide with Spielberg’s adaptation, and most memorably, fifty-seven years ago by producer George Pal ( The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao , The Time Machine, Conquest of Space, When Worlds Collide, Destination Moon ) for Paramount Pictures.

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Summer Scenes We Love: The War of the Worlds (1953)