When Worlds Collide (1951) USA
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Director:Rudolph Maté
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Writer:Edwin Balmer, Sydney Boehm
Rating:6.6 (2,646 votes)
Rated:G
Date Added:2010-12-23
Last Seen:2012-09-18
ASIN:B00005NG6A
UPC:097360510645
Awards:Won Oscar, Another 1 nomination
Genre:Sci-Fi
Release:2001-09-25
IMDb:0044207
Duration:83
Picture Format:Pan & Scan
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Languages:English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:English
Rudolph Maté  ...  (Director)
Edwin Balmer, Sydney Boehm  ...  (Writer)
 
Richard Derr  ...  David Randall
Barbara Rush  ...  Joyce Hendron
Peter Hansen  ...  Dr. Tony Drake
John Hoyt  ...  Sydney Stanton
Larry Keating  ...  Dr. Cole Hendron
Rachel Ames  ...  Julie Cummings (as Judith Ames)
Stephen Chase  ...  Dr. George Frye
Frank Cady  ...  Harold Ferris
Hayden Rorke  ...  Dr. Emery Bronson
Sandro Giglio  ...  Dr. Ottinger
Comments: Romance! Thrills! Adventure!

Summary: David Randall is a carefree ladies man and skilled pilot who finds he has been let in on the greatest and most terrible secret in the world when he is paid to deliver some mysterious pictures from one eminent astronomer to another. The recipient, Dr. Hendron, confirms the awful findings of the sender: the planet Zyra will collide with Earth and wipe out all of humanity. Despite widespread disbelief, two philanthropists give Dr. Hendron some of the money he needs to build a rocket ship that will, at least theoretically, take them to Zyra, which may or may not be habitable for humans. The rest of the money comes from Sydney Stanton, a wheelchair-bound old man, who insists he come along, despite the severe limitations on the number of passengers and amount of cargo. Meanwhile, as doomsday approaches, Randall is surprised to find himself in a love triangle with Dr. Hendron's daughter and her fiancé...