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Cast
																											 
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											Gene Barry | As: Clayton Forrester | 
																											 
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											Ann Robinson | As: Sylvia Van Buren | 
																											 
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											Lewis Martin | As: Matthew Collins | 
																											 
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											Les Tremayne | As: General Mann | 
																											 
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											Frank Kreig | As: Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited) | 
Storyline
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
| Tagline: | Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades! | 
| Certification: | G | 
Cast
																							 
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												 Gene Barry  | 
										
											 Clayton Forrester  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ann Robinson  | 
										
											 Sylvia Van Buren  | 
									
																							 
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												 Lewis Martin  | 
										
											 Matthew Collins  | 
									
																							 
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												 Les Tremayne  | 
										
											 General Mann  | 
									
																							 
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												 Frank Kreig  | 
										
											 Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Vernon Rich  | 
										
											 Ralph Heffner  | 
									
																							 
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												 Sandro Giglio  | 
										
											 Dr. Bilderbeck  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ann Codee  | 
										
											 Dr. Duprey (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Robert Cornthwaite  | 
										
											 Dr. Pryor  | 
									
																							 
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												 Cedric Hardwicke  | 
										
											 Commentary (voice)  | 
									
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												 Houseley Stevenson Jr.  | 
										
											 General Mann's Aide  | 
									
																							 
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												 William Phipps  | 
										
											 Wash Perry  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jack Kruschen  | 
										
											 Salvatore  | 
									
																							 
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												 Paul Birch  | 
										
											 Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Paul Frees  | 
										
											 Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer  | 
									
																							 
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												 Henry Brandon  | 
										
											 Cop at Crash Site  | 
									
																							 
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												 Peter Adams  | 
										
											 Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Eric Alden  | 
										
											 Man (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Hugh Allen  | 
										
											 Brigadier General (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Ruth Barnell  | 
										
											 Mother (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Edgar Barrier  | 
										
											 Prof. McPherson (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Russ Bender  | 
										
											 Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Oscar Blank  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Hazel Boyne  | 
										
											 Screaming Woman (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Chet Brandenburg  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 George Bruggeman  | 
										
											 Soldier (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Nora Bush  | 
										
											 Woman in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Tony Butala  | 
										
											 Boy in Final Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Mushy Callahan  | 
										
											 Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Dick Cherney  | 
										
											 Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Edward Colmans  | 
										
											 Spanish Priest (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 James Conaty  | 
										
											 Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Russ Conway  | 
										
											 Rev. Bethany (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Martin Coulter  | 
										
											 Marine Sergeant (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Vittorio Cramer  | 
										
											 First Radio Reporter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Pierre Cressoy  | 
										
											 Frenchman (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Oliver Cross  | 
										
											 Scientist (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Jane Crowley  | 
										
											 Woman in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Jim Davies  | 
										
											 Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Helen Dickson  | 
										
											 Woman in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ralph Dumke  | 
										
											 Buck Monahan (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Jimmie Dundee  | 
										
											 Civil Defense Official (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Al Ferguson  | 
										
											 Police Chief (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Dick Fortune  | 
										
											 Marine Captain (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Alex Frazer  | 
										
											 Dr. James (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Frank Freeman Jr.  | 
										
											 Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Slim Gaut  | 
										
											 Radio Listener (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Charles Gemora  | 
										
											 Martian (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ned Glass  | 
										
											 Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Jack Gordon  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Fred Graham  | 
										
											 Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Joe Gray  | 
										
											 Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Herman Hack  | 
										
											 Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Nancy Hale  | 
										
											 Young Wife (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Virginia Hall  | 
										
											 Girl (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ted Hecht  | 
										
											 KGEB Reporter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Douglas Henderson  | 
										
											 Staff Sergeant (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Gertrude Hoffmann  | 
										
											 Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Tex Holden  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Jimmie Horan  | 
										
											 Party Guest (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Patricia Iannone  | 
										
											 Girl (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Jerry James  | 
										
											 Reporter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Michael Jeffers  | 
										
											 Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Dick Johnstone  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Carolyn Jones  | 
										
											 Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Don Kohler  | 
										
											 Colonel (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Ivan Lebedeff  | 
										
											 Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Freeman Lusk  | 
										
											 Secretary of Defense (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Herbert Lytton  | 
										
											 Chief of Staff (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Wilbur Mack  | 
										
											 Official (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 George Magrill  | 
										
											 Traffic Cop (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Mike Mahoney  | 
										
											 Townsman (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 John Mansfield  | 
										
											 Man (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Joel Marston  | 
										
											 Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Sydney Mason  | 
										
											 Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 John Maxwell  | 
										
											 Doctor (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Mathew McCue  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 David McMahon  | 
										
											 Minister, First Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 William Meader  | 
										
											 P.E. Official (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Lee Miller  | 
										
											 Reporter (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Ralph Montgomery  | 
										
											 Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Alvy Moore  | 
										
											 Zippy (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Bob Morgan  | 
										
											 Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Charles Morton  | 
										
											 Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 George Nardelli  | 
										
											 Military Officer (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Stanley Orr  | 
										
											 Marine Major (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 George Pal  | 
										
											 Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Walter Richards  | 
										
											 Reporter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Robert Rockwell  | 
										
											 Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Walter Sande  | 
										
											 Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 James Seay  | 
										
											 Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Allen D. Sewall  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Lucile Sewall  | 
										
											 Woman in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Cora Shannon  | 
										
											 Old Woman (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 David Sharpe  | 
										
											 Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Teru Shimada  | 
										
											 Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Reginald Lal Singh  | 
										
											 Military Officer (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Bobby Somers  | 
										
											 Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Bert Stevens  | 
										
											 Man in Church (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Charles Stewart  | 
										
											 Marine Captain (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Jack Stoney  | 
										
											 Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Gus Taillon  | 
										
											 Elderly Man (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Morton C. Thompson  | 
										
											 Reporter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Arthur Tovey  | 
										
											 Party Guest (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Dale Van Sickel  | 
										
											 Looter (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Dorothy Vernon  | 
										
											 Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
																					 | 
										
												 Anthony Warde  | 
										
											 Military Police Driver (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Bob Whitney  | 
										
											 Military Officer (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Chalky Williams  | 
										
											 Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Waldon Williams  | 
										
											 Boy (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Bud Wolfe  | 
										
											 Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)  | 
									
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																							 | 
										
												 Fred Zendar  | 
										
											 Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)  | 
									
Directed By
																											 
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														 Michael D. Moore  | 
												
													 Assistant Director  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Byron Haskin  | 
												
													 Director  | 
																					
Writing Credits
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																											 | 
												
														 Barré Lyndon  | 
												
													 Screenplay  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 H. G. Wells  | 
												
													 Novel  | 
																					
Production Crew
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																											 | 
												
														 Frank Caffey  | 
												
													 Production Manager  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Gae Griffith  | 
												
													 Producer's Assistant  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Frank Freeman Jr.  | 
												
													 Associate Producer  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 George Pal  | 
												
													 Producer  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Cecil B. DeMille  | 
												
													 Executive Producer  | 
																					
Edited By
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														 Everett Douglas  | 
												
													 Editor  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Monroe W. Burbank  | 
												
													 Color Grading  | 
																					
Costume and Makeup
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Edith Head  | 
												
													 Costume Design  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Diana Gemora  | 
												
													 Costumer  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Charles Gemora  | 
												
													 Costumer  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Wally Westmore  | 
												
													 Makeup Supervisor  | 
																					
Sound
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																											 | 
												
														 Howard Beals  | 
												
													 Sound Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Tommy Middleton  | 
												
													 Sound Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 William M. Andrews  | 
												
													 Sound Editor  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Leith Stevens  | 
												
													 Original Music Composer  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Harry Lindgren  | 
												
													 Sound Recordist  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Dan Johnson  | 
												
													 Sound Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Gene Garvin  | 
												
													 Sound Recordist  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Loren L. Ryder  | 
												
													 Sound Director  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Walter Oberst  | 
												
													 Sound Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 George Parrish  | 
												
													 Orchestrator  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Lovell Norman  | 
												
													 Sound Editor  | 
																					
Visual Effects
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																											 | 
												
														 Marcel Delgado  | 
												
													 Modeling  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 W. Wallace Kelley  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Ivyl Burks  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Aubrey Law  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Irmin Roberts  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Jan Domela  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Walter Hoffman  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Paul K. Lerpae  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Gordon Jennings  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Cliff Shirpser  | 
												
													 Visual Effects Camera  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Jack Caldwell  | 
												
													 Visual Effects  | 
																					
Camera
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																											 | 
												
														 Murray Young  | 
												
													 Key Grip  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 George Barnes  | 
												
													 Director of Photography  | 
																					
Lighting
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																											 | 
												
														 Soldier Graham  | 
												
													 Gaffer  | 
																					
Art Department
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																											 | 
												
														 Emile Kuri  | 
												
													 Set Decoration  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Romaine Birkmeyer  | 
												
													 Props  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Gene Lauritzen  | 
												
													 Construction Coordinator  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Lee Vasque  | 
												
													 Props  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Albert Nozaki  | 
												
													 Art Direction  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Ivyl Burks  | 
												
													 Props  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Albert Nozaki  | 
												
													 Set Decoration  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Hal Pereira  | 
												
													 Art Direction  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Charles Davies  | 
												
													 Props  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Gordon Cole  | 
												
													 Property Master  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Chesley Bonestell  | 
												
													 Painter  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Milt Olson  | 
												
													 Props  | 
																					
Other Crew
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																											 | 
												
														 Chesley Bonestell  | 
												
													 Technical Advisor  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Jimmie Dundee  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Chester Pate  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Robert S. Richardson  | 
												
													 Technical Advisor  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Fred Graham  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Mushy Callahan  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Barney Wolff  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Charles Morton  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Chet Brandenburg  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 George Bruggeman  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Jack Stoney  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Bob Morgan  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Bob Springfield  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 A. Edward Sutherland  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 David Sharpe  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 George Magrill  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Joe Gray  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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														 Slim Gaut  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
																											 
																									 | 
												
														 Herman Hack  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Fred Zendar  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Dale Van Sickel  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Tex Holden  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Ken Strickfaden  | 
												
													 Special Effects  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Bobby Somers  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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																											 | 
												
														 Bud Wolfe  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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														 Chalky Williams  | 
												
													 Stunts  | 
																					
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