Double Feature
The War of the Worlds (1953)
H.G. Wells’ most famous and fantastic story rockets across the screen in one of the most celebrated science fiction films of all time! When a mysterious object lands in a small Southern California town, a Martian invasion unleashes a mighty panorama of earth-shaking fury. Genre icon producer George Pal presents a classic terror tale for the atomic age, a thrill-a-minute stunner featuring Oscar-winning visual effects, iconic leads in Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, a stellar Leith Stevens score, and costuming by Edith Head.
- Director
- Byron Haskin
- Writer
- Screenplay by Barré Lyndon based on the novel by H.G. Wells
- Composer
- Leith Stevens
- Starring
- Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite
- Year
- 1953
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 85 minutes
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Relive the exciting days of sci-fi movie matinees with the cult classic Earth vs. the Flying Saucers! Featuring extraordinary visual effects by cinematic genius Ray Harryhausen, the film pits earthlings against alien humanoids in a violent battle for Earth’s survival! When the zombielike aliens arrive at the U.S. Army base in search of help for their dying planet, they try to make friendly contact with scientist Dr. Russ Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) and his recent bride Carol (Joan Taylor). But the military greets their fleet of saucers with gunfire, and the aliens are forced to retaliate. Can Marvin invent the ultimate weapon in a deadly game of beat-the-clock to save the human race? (Sony Pictures)
- Director
- Fred F. Sears
- Writer
- Screenplay by Bernard Gordon & George Worthing Yates, screen story by Curt Siodmak, supported by "Flying Saucers from Outer Space" by Major Donald E. Keyhoe
- Starring
- Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum
- Year
- 1956
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 83 minutes