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When Worlds Collide( 1951)

TV-MAScience Fiction
63%
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Planets destroy earth!

Overview

When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Derr

      David Randall

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      Barbara Rush

      Joyce Hendron

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      Peter Hansen

      Dr. Tony Drake

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      John Hoyt

      Sydney Stanton

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      Larry Keating

      Dr. Cole Hendron

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      Rachel Ames

      Julie Cummings

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      Stephen Chase

      Dr. George Frye

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      Frank Cady

      Harold Ferris

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      Hayden Rorke

      Dr. Emery Bronson

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      Sandro Giglio

      Dr. Ottinger

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      Kirk Alyn

      Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)

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      James Congdon

      Eddie Garson (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Astor

      Traveler (uncredited)

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      Robert Chapman

      Student (uncredited)

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      Gene Collins

      Newsdealer (uncredited)

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      Marcel De La Brosse

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

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      Estelle Etterre

      Traveler (uncredited)

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      Paul Frees

      Narrator/U.S. President (voice)

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      Gay Nelson

      Leda (uncredited)

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      Edna Smith

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      Mary Murphy

      Student

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    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Mon Jul 01 2019
    "Suggest we fly to another world" Whilst I wholeheartedly agree with other amateur reviewers on line that stress you have to put yourself back to 1951 to appreciate the film more, it still doesn't take away from the fact that the film is one of the poorer offerings from the disaster/sci-fi genre of years gone by. The methodical build up of characters is fine for adding weight to the final reel, the effects are solid for the time, and the ending has an element of heart tugging hope to it, but the film still remains a drawn out laborious watch. No amount of shouting about lack of budget...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    936000.00

    Revenue

    1600000.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • space travel
    • meteor
    • rocket
    • end of the world
    • disaster
    • armageddon
    • doomsday
    • flood
    • tidal wave
    • destruction of earth