The War of the Worlds (1953) - Release Dates — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Release Dates 28

United States3
Argentina1
Australia1
Austria1
Brazil1
Canada1
Czech Republic1
Denmark1
Finland1
France1
Germany2
Greece1
Italy1
Japan1
Netherlands3
Norway1
Portugal1
Spain4
Sweden1
United Kingdom1

United States
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
07/29/1953		Premiere		Atlantic City, New Jersey
08/13/1953	PG	Theatrical
08/31/1977	G	Theatrical		San Francisco, California (re-release)

Argentina
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
12/29/1954		Theatrical

Australia
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
03/11/1954	G	Theatrical

Austria
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
02/01/1954		Theatrical

Brazil
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
12/25/1953	L	Theatrical	[object Object]

Canada
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
10/30/1953	G	Theatrical

Czech Republic
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
09/02/2009		Physical		DVD premiere

Denmark
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
04/07/1954		Theatrical

Finland
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
11/06/1953	K-16	Theatrical

France
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
03/05/1954	U	Theatrical

Germany
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
01/06/1954	16	Theatrical
02/01/2017	16	Theatrical (limited)		Berlin International Film Festival

Greece
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
11/15/2005		Physical		DVD premiere

Italy
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
01/28/1954	T	Theatrical

Japan
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
09/01/1953		Theatrical

Netherlands
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
04/10/1969	12	Theatrical (limited)		Cinétol Science-Fiction Festival
10/02/2002	12	TV		RTL 5
07/06/2012	12	Physical		DVD

Norway
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
01/07/1954	15	Theatrical

Portugal
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
10/10/1953	M/12	Theatrical

Spain
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
11/18/1954	APTA	Theatrical	es	Madrid
11/24/1954	APTA	Theatrical	es	Barcelona
07/18/1979	APTA	Theatrical	es
05/30/2016	APTA	Theatrical		Barcelona (re-release) (subtitled version)

Sweden
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
11/09/1953	15	Theatrical

United Kingdom
Date	Certification	Type	Language	Note
04/03/1953		Premiere		London