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Byron Haskin
Director 1899 - 1984

Byron Haskin

Portland, Oregon, USA

Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
The Power

The Power

Byron Haskin 1968 1h 48m 6.0

One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Byron Haskin 1964 1h 50m 6.8

Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.

Captain Sindbad

Captain Sindbad

Byron Haskin 1963 1h 25m

After completing his voyages Sindbad the Sailor and his hearty crew have come home to find a palace coup d'etat has occurred and his home city is being run by a brutal dictator played by Pedro Armendariz. He's got designs on the beautiful young princess, Heidi Bruhl both lustful and political.

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Byron Haskin 1958 1h 41m 4.0

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon.

Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space

Byron Haskin 1955 1h 21m 6.0

A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

Byron Haskin 1954 1h 35m 6.7

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

Long John Silver

Long John Silver

Byron Haskin 1954 1h 46m

In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.

His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe

Byron Haskin 1954 1h 30m 3.0

A Yankee sea captain has adventures in paradise trying to become an entrepreneur in Micronesia.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

Byron Haskin 1953 1h 25m 7.5

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.

Denver & Rio Grande

Denver & Rio Grande

Byron Haskin 1952 1h 29m 6.0

A romanticized history of the building of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in the Colorado mountains.

Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril

Byron Haskin 1951 1h 18m 6.0

Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Byron Haskin 1950 1h 36m 7.0

A classic retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of piracy and swashbuckling adventure. Young Jim Hawkins discovers a map revealing the location of buried treasure, but he is not the only one trying to get his hands on it.

Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

Byron Haskin 1949 1h 39m 7.0

One night on a lonely highway, a speeding car tosses a satchel of money, meant for somebody else, into Jane and Alan Palmer's back seat. Alan wants to turn it over to the police, but Jane persuades him to hang onto it 'for a while'. Soon, the Palmers are traced by one Danny Fuller, a sleazy character who claims the money is his.

Man-Eater of Kumaon

Man-Eater of Kumaon

Byron Haskin 1948 1h 19m 6.0

A doctor hunts a vicious, man-eating tiger that terrorizes a native jungle village. In time the doctor experiences a personal change when he accepts their native customs and beliefs.

I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

Byron Haskin 1948 1h 37m 7.3

Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

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