MARTIAN WAR MACHINE
From the 1953 George Pal production ‘The War of the Worlds’ based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
The famous novel by H.G. Wells was updated to present dat America for the 1953 GEORGE PAL production. the film did not show the Martian tripod machines described in the novel, created brand new gliding manta ray-like ships that cruised across the landcsape. The sound effect that accomapnies them is equally iconic, and the early scenes of the Martian War Machines are pure cinema gold!. The visual effects supervsied by the great Gordon Jennings are awesome and are still the benchmark by which all alien invasion films are measured. The film is equal parts tension and spectacle under Byron Haskin’s assured drection. A true classic.
Designed by Albert Nozaki,
Special Photographic Effects Supervised by Gordon Jennings
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