WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

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• Release Year: 1951
• Genre: Science-Fiction
• Plot: Today's science-fiction extravaganzas all pay tribute to this pioneering classic from producer George Pal (The War of the Worlds), which won an Oscar® for its spectacular special effects.; ; An Impending Collision With A Runaway Star Signals The Destruction Of Earth.; ; The government refuses to listen to scientists, but private industrialists finance the building of a spaceship, which will carry a limited number of people to another planet to begin a new civilization. As doomsday approaches, they race against time and the panic of those who will be left behind. The potential pulverizing impact of the collision, the massive tidal waves and devastating earthquakes, and the final cosmic smashup make a chilling panorama of disaster. The balance between human and planetary drama is excellently maintained as the movie builds to its fascinating, unforgettable climax.
• Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Rachel Ames, Alden 'Stephen' Chase, Frank Cady, Hayden Rorke, Sandro Giglio, Kirk Alyn, Gertrude Astor, Robert Chapman, Gene Collins, James Congdon, Marcel De la Brosse, Estelle Etterre, Sam Finn, Paul Frees, Art Gilmore, Charmienne Harker, Ramsay Hill, Walter Kelley, Hassan Khayam, Rudy Lee, Freeman Lusk, Chad Madison, Dolores Mann, William Meader, Joseph Mell, Leonard Mudie, Mary Murphy, Gay Nelson, Keith Richards, John Ridgely, Kasey Rogers, Frances Sandford, Jeffrey Sayre, James Seay, Queenie Smith, Harry Stanton, Robert Sully, Richard Vath, Stuart Whitman, Rudolph Maté, Sydney Boehm, Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie
• Director: Rudolph Maté
• Runtime: 1:23
• Company: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video
• Media Format: Movie