As Martians swept northward toward London, the British cabinet stayed in session, coordinating every item of information that could be gathered, passing it on to the United Nations in New York.
13 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:53:34 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- A great silence fell over half of Europe as all communication was disrupted.
- It was plain the Martians appreciated the strategic significance of the British Isles.
- The people of Britain met the invaders magnificently, but it was unavailing.
- Forty-eight north, two west.
- Thirty-one east. Anchored on Cairo.
- Checking. Dover blanked out.
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