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War of the Worlds
Synopsis
This is a contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells' seminal sci-fi classic. The adventure/thriller reveals humankind's extraordinary battle against an extra-terrestrial invasion fleet, as seen through the eyes of one American family. Located somewhere in the New England United States, the family -- like millions of others around the globe -- is forced to take refuge from the aliens' highly advanced weapons and impenetrable shields, which are unstoppable against anything that mankind can throw at them. Unable to fight back and finding it more and more difficult to remain hidden from the aliens, the human race faces the end of its existence.
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  • Director:
    Steven Spielberg,
  • Writer:
    David Koepp, Josh Friedman,
  • Producer:
    Colin Wilson, Colin Wilson, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Kathleen Kennedy, Laurie MacDonald, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Ke, Walter F. Parkes,
  • Cinematographer:
    Janusz Kaminski,
  • Editor:
    Michael Kahn,
  • Executive Producer:
    Damian Collier, Paula Wagner,
  • Cast:
    Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Mark George Gillard,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Adam Somner,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Ian Stone,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Eric Richard Lasko,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Richard Hymns, Richard King,
  • Camera Operator:
    Mitch Dubin, Edward A. Gutentag, Brooks P. Guyer, George Billinger III, Timmy Cruz, Simon Jayes,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Ana Maria Quintana,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Charleen Richards,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Cedar Valentine,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Philip A. Ramos,
  • Boom Operator:
    Robert Jackson,
  • Colorist:
    Stefan Sonnenfeld,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Richard Blankenship,
  • Construction Foreman:
    Brian Feola,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    Steven Meizler,
  • Location Manager:
    Colleen Gibbons,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Candice D. Campos,
  • Property Master:
    Doug Harlocker, Peter Gelfman,
  • Set Dresser:
    Rich Andrade,
  • Sound Editor:
    Richard Hymns,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Piero Mura, Hamilton Sterling, Addison Teague,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    Chris Baker,
  • Digital Intermediate Assistant:
    Gerald Ragland,
  • Digital Compositors:
    Colin Campbell,
  • Compositing Artist:
    Todd Vaziri,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Hugo Weng, Michael Magill,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Michael Auszura, David Swayze,
  • Dresser:
    Cookie Lopez,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Maxwell R. Johnson II,
  • Screenplay:
    Josh Friedman, David Koepp,
  • Casting Assistant:
    Abdul-Majeed Moulvi,
  • Set Decorating Coordinator:
    Kay Michaels,
  • Still Photographer:
    Lee McLaughlin, Frank Masi, Andrew Cooper,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Gary Burritt,
  • Chief Lighting Technician:
    David Devlin,
  • Wardrobe Assistant:
    Michelle Warble,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Linda Grimes, Kenny Myers,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    Scott Getzinger,
  • Sound Designer:
    Michael Babcock, Michael W. Mitchell, Randy Thom, Richard King, Aaron Glascock,
  • Head Greensman:
    Mark David Kersey,
  • Additional Second Assistant Director:
    Jane Ferguson,
  • Additional Colorist:
    Mark Todd Osborne,
  • Casting Associate:
    Tannis Vallely,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Vic Armstrong,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Randy Singer,
  • Makeup Effects:
    Christian Beckman, Vance Hartwell, Chris Gallaher,
  • Set Costumer:
    Pam Aaron,
  • Compositing Supervisor:
    Marshall Richard Krasser,
  • Camera Production Assistant:
    Szymon Kaczmarek,
  • Security:
    Sean G. Miller,
  • CG Artist:
    Pete Billington,
  • Rigging Grip:
    Carlos DePalma,
  • Dialect Coach:
    Joel Goldes,
  • Production Intern:
    Justin B. Tolley,
  • Stunts:
    Annie Ellis, Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi, Al Goto, Mark De Alessandro, Paul E. Short, Jennifer Caputo, Dana Dru Evenson, Stephanie Finochio, G. A. Aguilar, Shawnna Thibodeau, Nicole Callender, David Gere, Peter Epstein, John Cenatiempo, Eliza Coleman, Heidi Moneymaker, Dane Farwell, Laura Albert,
  • Music Editor:
    Peter Myles,
  • Concept Artist:
    Joseph C. Pepe, Marc Gabbana,
  • Dolly Grip:
    John Mang,
  • Dolby Consultant:
    James Wright,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Deborah Wuliger,
  • Production Accountant:
    Tim L. Pearson,
  • Second Company Grip:
    Steve O'Hallearn,
  • Assistant Costume Designer:
    Robert Wojewodski,
  • Set Medic:
    Lynn Johnson,
  • Shop Electric:
    Eugene Paul Lynch,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    R.J. Kizer,
  • Conductor:
    John Williams,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Lois Burwell,
  • Security Coordinator:
    Wayne Petrucelli,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Stephanie Ito,
  • Extras Casting Assistant:
    Vesper Burnett,
  • Location Production Assistant:
    Maxwell Anderson,
  • Camera Loader:
    Christian J. Hollyer,
  • Sound Recordist:
    Craig Heath,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Ron Judkins,
  • Key Set Production Assistant:
    Matthew Mason,
  • Tailor:
    Christine Schultz,
  • Effects Supervisor:
    Lindsay MacGowan,
  • CG Animator:
    Rick O'Connor,
  • Construction Grip:
    Patrick Johnson,
  • Costumer:
    Lisa Bojarski,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Tommy Tancharoen,
  • Senior Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Dennis Muren,
  • Production Driver:
    Brian Lieberz,
  • Armorer:
    Larry Zanoff, Steve Karnes, Frank House, Karl J. Weschta, David Fencl, Terry Atchison, Harry Lu,
  • Scenic Artist:
    Stephen Caldwell,
  • Video Assist Operator:
    Dan Moore,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Deb Dalton, Donna Maloney, Amy Roth, Pamela Wise,
  • Senior Animator:
    C. Michael Easton,
  • Best Boy Electric:
    Bill Almeida,
  • First Assistant Sound Editor:
    Andrew Bock,
  • Key Costumer:
    Linda Redmon,
  • Post Production Coordinator:
    Samantha Becker,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Clay Liversidge,
  • ADR Editor:
    Laura Graham, Linda Folk,
  • Graphic Designer:
    Joan Winters,
  • Grip:
    Frank Boone,
  • Stunt Double:
    Casey O'Neill,
  • Assistant Location Manager:
    John Crowder,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Patrick Crane, Sam Seig,
  • Executive Assistant:
    Sue Frey,
  • Location Coordinator:
    Steven Carbajal,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Gregory Alpert,
  • Decorator:
    Craig T. Shordon,
  • ADR Voice Casting:
    Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson,
  • Original Music Composer:
    John Williams,
  • Novel:
    H.G. Wells,
  • Production Illustrator:
    James Clyne,
  • Special Effects Technician:
    Roy Augenstein,
  • Post Production Assistant:
    Michael Pedraza,
  • Painter:
    Jamie Grove,
  • Art Department Production Assistant:
    John Kouromihelakis,
  • Software Engineer:
    Jason Phillip Johnson,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Jerry DeCarlo, Audrey L. Anzures,
  • Second Assistant Accountant:
    James D'Damery Jr.,
  • First Company Grip:
    Jim Kwiatkowski,
  • Animation Supervisor:
    Randy Dutra, Jenn Emberly, Tim Harrington,
  • Camera Intern:
    Owen Hooker,
  • VFX Artist:
    Bridget Maria Goodman,
  • Set Production Assistant:
    Ian Calip,
  • Electrician:
    Robert Allen Jr.,
  • Foley Artist:
    Michael J. Broomberg,
  • Rotoscoping Artist:
    Stephanie Taubert,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Daniel Sudick,
  • Art Department Assistant:
    Jessica Ripka,
  • Location Scout:
    Guy Efrat,
  • Utility Stunts:
    Bruce Paul Barbour,
  • Visual Effects Coordinator:
    Connie Kennedy,
  • Additional Grip:
    B. J. McDonnell,
  • Assistant Director:
    Matthew Sirianni,
  • Set Decoration:
    Anne Kuljian,
  • Stand In:
    Kathryn Barnhardt,
  • Standby Painter:
    Christian Zimmermann,
  • Sculptor:
    Val Drake,
  • Researcher:
    Steve Christensen,
  • Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
    Larry J. Richardson,
  • Gaffer:
    Dave Samuel, Jim Richards,
  • Animation:
    Shawn Kelly,
  • Layout:
    Colin Benoit,
  • Visual Effects Art Director:
    Christian Alzmann,
  • Craft Service:
    Kendra Levenberg,
  • Greensman:
    David Corral,
  • Set Designer:
    Roy Barnes,
  • Additional Visual Effects:
    Edward Hirsh,
  • Creature Technical Director:
    Dugan Beach,
  • Color Timer:
    Dale E. Grahn,
  • Art Direction:
    Norman Newberry, Andrew Menzies, Doug J. Meerdink,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Michael Beaudin,
  • Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    James Bolt,
  • Production Secretary:
    Monica Barraza,
  • Extras Casting:
    Jennifer Alessi,
  • Sequence Supervisor:
    Patrick Brennan,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    David Blitstein,
  • Costume Illustrator:
    Kasra Farahani,
  • Key Construction Grip:
    Todd MacNicholl,
  • Propmaker:
    John Bullard,
  • Location Assistant:
    Joseph Aquino,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    Sandra Scott,
  • Production Executive:
    Brian Witten,
  • Production Assistant:
    Jonathan M. Abrams,
  • Lighting Technician:
    Russell Griffith,
  • Production Design:
    Rick Carter,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson,
  • Assistant Craft Service:
    Jerome Zelle,
  • Second Unit Director:
    Vic Armstrong,
  • ADR Engineer:
    David Lucarelli,
  • Studio Teachers:
    Judith M. Brown,
  • Casting:
    Debra Zane, Terri Taylor,
  • Orchestrator:
    Edward Karam, Conrad Pope,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Kathryn Blondell,
  • Driver:
    Dan Buckman,
  • Utility Sound:
    Rob Cunningham,
  • Creature Design:
    Ryan Church,
  • Picture Car Coordinator:
    Michael J. Birnkrant,
  • Key Grip:
    Charlie Marroquin,
  • Foley:
    Michael J. Broomberg, Gary A. Hecker, Christopher Flick,
  • Musician:
    Armen Ksajikian,
  • Carpenter:
    James Barron,
  • VFX Director of Photography:
    Kim Marks,
  • Animal Wrangler:
    Tammy Blackburn,
  • Assistant Accountant:
    Bill Oaks,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Chris Navarro,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    Tony Fanning,
  • Visual Effects Editor:
    Michael Gleason,
  • Key Rigging Grip:
    James Boniece,
  • Payroll Accountant:
    Gaby Ortega,
  • Costume Assistant:
    Suzanne Fluty,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Paul Candrilli,
  • Additional Production Assistant:
    Emily Nilsen,
  • Scoring Mixer:
    Shawn Murphy,
  • Costume Design:
    Joanna Johnston,
  • Assistant Camera:
    Jan Burgess,
  • Special Effects:
    Cari Finken,
  • Mechanical Designer:
    Enrique Bilsland,
  • Sound Engineer:
    Derek Casari,
  • Visual Effects:
    Jim Milton, Pablo Helman,
  • Hairstylist:
    Katharine Kremp,
  • Technical Advisor:
    Yogi Allen,
  • Visual Effects Production Assistant:
    Delia Behpour,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    Tom Jordan,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    David Witz,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Matthew Gratzner,

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