Battle of the Worlds

Battle of the Worlds

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Release Date

10/30/1961

Runtime

84 mins

Overview

Dr. Fred Steele (Umberto Orsini) and Eve Barnett (Maya Brent) work together at an astronomical station on a bucolic island. The station's scientists learn they must deal with a rogue planet -- "The Outsider" -- that has entered the solar system. which must be controlled by an alien intelligence… Professor Benson's(Claude Rains) expedition discovers a race of humanoid creatures dead...

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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A cold-war-era sci-fi thriller where scientists race against an invisible extraterrestrial threat bearing down on Earth. It's all mounting dread and urgent meetings, delivered with the austere formality of 1960s space-age anxieties.

Mood

TenseParanoidDread-soaked

Themes

SurvivalTechnologyPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

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Battle of the Worlds (1961) directed by Antonio Margheriti | FirstCinema