War of The Worlds (2005)
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Release Date
- June 23, 2005
- Cast
- Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Miranda Otto , Tim Robbins , Justin Chatwin , Rick Gonzalez , Yul Vazquez , Lenny Venito
- Writers
- Josh Friedman , David Koepp
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Main Genre
- Science Fiction
- Franchise
- The War of the Worlds
- Story By
- Cinematographer
- Janusz Kamiński
- Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson
- Production Company
- Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Cruise/Wagner Productions
- Main Characters
- Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Mary Ann Ferrier, Harlan Ogilvy, Robbie Ferrier, Vincent, Julio, Manny
- Sfx Supervisor
- David Blitstein, Connie Brink
- Distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Assistant Director
- Matthew Sirianni
Summary
Adapted from H. G. Wells' original novel, War of the Worlds is a sci-fi/action film starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in the lead roles. Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a dock worker in New York who is in the middle of a visitation from his children when suddenly a mysterious storm strikes the town; where Ray quickly catches on that this isn't a weather phenomenon. Returning to his children, he attempts to flee town as alien spaceships emerge from the ground, laying waste to everyone and everything in their path.
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