H. G. Wells' chilling novel of the invasion of the Earth by Martians and his observations dealing with panic and destruction becomes even more frightening when translated to the cinema. Wells' story was updated to include the atom bomb in this sci-fi classic. No one who has seen the Martian’s spaceships—swan-shaped, ticking, and hissing menacingly as they glide along leaving a wake of destruction—can forget their ominous impact.

"It is possibly the most impressive all-time entry in its field."

- BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE

"Vivid, frightening. Filled with dazzling special effects."

- Leonard Maltin