War of the Worlds (2005) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Cast

• Tom Cruise as Ray
• Dakota Fanning as Rachel
• Miranda Otto as Mary Ann
• Justin Chatwin as Robbie
• Tim Robbins as Harlan Ogilvy
• Rick Gonzalez as Vincent
• Yul Vazquez as Julio
• Lenny Venito as Manny the Mechanic
• Lisa Ann Walter as Bartender
• Ann Robinson as Grandmother
• Gene Barry as Grandfather
• David Alan Basche as Tim
• Roz Abrams as Herself
• Michael Brownlee as TV Reporter - Osaka
• Camillia Monet as News Producer
• Marlon Young as News Cameraman
• John Eddins as News van Driver
• Peter Gerety as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
• David Harbour as Dock Worker
• Miguel Antonio Ferrer as Brazilian Neighbor
• January LaVoy as Brazilian Neighbor's Wife
• Stephen Gevedon as Neighbor with Lawnmower
• Julie White as Woman
• Marianne Ebert as Hysterical Woman
• Rafael Sardina as Mechanic's Assistant
• Amy Ryan as Neighbor with Toddler
• Ed Vassallo as Intersection Guy
• Michael Arthur as Intersection Guy
• Danny Hoch as Intersection Guy Cop
• Sharrieff Pugh as Man Studying Street
• Erika LaVonn as Photographer
• Christopher Evan Welch as Photographer
• John Michael Bolger as Man Holding Woman
• Omar Jermaine as Man Holding Woman
• Robert Cicchini as Guy in Suit
• Jim Hanna as Bus Driver
• Tracy Howe as Crowd Onlooker
• Adam Lazarre-White as Crowd Onlooker
• Vito D'Ambrosio as Crowd Onlooker
• Laura Zoe Quist as Crowd Onlooker

Crew

• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• Janusz Kamiński — Director of Photography
• Colin Wilson — Producer
• H. G. Wells — Novel
• Kathleen Kennedy — Producer
• Steven Spielberg — Director
• David Koepp — Screenplay
• Josh Friedman — Screenplay

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