The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

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Overview

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the 1953 sci-fi classic "The War of the Worlds". Included are interviews with some of the cast and crew and unreleased footage from the film itself.

Cast: Robert Cornthwaite, Gene Barry, Jack Senter, Ann Robinson, Ray Harryhausen, more

Genres: Documentary

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The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

Overview

Cast

Robert Cornthwaite

Gene Barry

Jack Senter

Ann Robinson

Ray Harryhausen

Robert Skotak

Diana Gemora

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