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When Worlds Collide

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When Worlds Collide
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G,1hr 21min
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Released:
August 1, 1951
Director:
Rudolph Maté
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson  ...more
Synopsis: First published in 1932, Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer's speculative novel When Worlds Collide was immediately purchased by Paramount as a possible project for director Cecil B. DeMille. But because none of Paramount's scriptwriters were able to come up with an adequate screen treatment, the property lay on the shelf until 1950, when producer George Pal was casting about for a follow-up to his successful sci-fier Destination Moon. Though the film was top-heavy with special effects, Pal was able to ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
Even though the acting in this 1951 production is mostly average, the film is nonetheless praiseworthy for its special effects and lickety-split pacing. From the opening scene to the last, the film races along as scientists scramble to cope with the ultimate disaster -- the end of the world. Legendary special-effects guru George Pal dots the sky with an ominous speck that soon burgeons into a great ... Full Review
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Richard Derr
Dave Randall
Barbara Rush
Joyce Hendron
Peter Hanson
Dr. Tony Drake
John Hoyt
Sydney Stanton
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