Battle of the Worlds (1961)

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A runaway asteroid dubbed "The Outsider" mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.

Claude Rains ... Prof. Benson
Bill Carter ... Cmdr. Bob Cole
Umberto Orsini ... Dr. Fred Steele
Maya Brent ... Eve Barnett
Jacqueline Derval ... Mrs. Collins
Renzo Palmer ... Barrington
Carlo D'Angelo ... Gen. Varreck (as Carlo d'Angelo)
Carol Danell ... Cathy Cole
Jim Dolen ... Boyd
Joe Pollini ... Pat (as Joseph Pollini)
John Stacy ... Dr. Cornfield
Aldo D'Ambrosio ... United Commission Member
Massimo Righi ... Lewis Boyd
Giuliano Gemma ... Moran

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Film & Animation

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[orange70383]

Benson's cool, keeps dissin (Cornwell) Cornfield.... 

[STUCK2U]

Great movie, it made me sad looking at the dog in the end. :o/

[1skywrench]

what language was this movie originally made in? It's been re-dubbed into english but if you watch the actors' mouths and read their lips it looks like they're already speaking english. I've seen several other movies that are the same way

[wdobni]

Claude Rains plays the role of an irritating blowhard with a chronically inflamed prostate....sort of sets the tone for the whole movie

[ergurney]

Cloddish but cute. I liked it. Thanks!

[dalvarezdanbro]

thank you like!

[tralnok]

Classic. Although in the category of campy old sci-fi films, it was well written and has way more story to it than most of these new big "block buster" films that are out today. So many new films they spend millions of bucks to make mindless drivel. Look at all the great classics that still hold up over the years: "The Day The Earth Stood Still" "Forbidden Planet" "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" "The War Of The Worlds" to name a few. In my opinion, "District 9" is the best of the newer ones.

[gmilerperspex]

I've loved this film since I was a kid. This is a good print too. Thanks.

[story1951]

Claude Rains over the top performance makes this a great film. I bought a VHS tape of this film decades ago and still have it. I hope others discover it now that it here.

[SuperSPOCK1701]

you ever wonder, maybe they knew something back then, and tried to warn us. just a thought . thanks.....