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When Worlds Collide

starring: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating
directed by: Rudolph Maté

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792173045
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 079217304X
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Running Time: 82 minutes
Sales Rank: 4470
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1951-08



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Product Description:
When a group of astronomers calculate one planet is on course to pass close enough to the earth to cause havoc on land and sea while a few days later a second will record a direct hit they set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the first of the unwanted intruders. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/11/2006 Starring: Richard Derr Peter Hanson Run time: 83 minutes Rating: G Director: Rudolph Mate

Amazon.com:
Winner of the 1951 Academy Award for Best Special Effects, this science fiction extravaganza set a new standard for the realistic depiction of cinematic disasters. Of course, it's a quaint curiosity by today's technological standards, but as produced by visual effects pioneer George Pal, this story of Earth's collision with a runaway star is still a dazzling example of screen sci-fi from the '50s, when special effects were entering a new stage of advancement. Despite scientists' warnings about the star's destructive potential, government officials refuse to take action that could cause international panic, but a consortium of private industrialists prepare for the worst by building a gigantic spaceship--an ark for humanity to begin life anew on a distant planet. Who will be chosen to go, and who left behind? As earthquakes roar and massive tidal waves devastate entire cities, the huge rocket prepares for take-off from its miles-long launching ramp--ready to abandon the shattered Earth! Although it's more enjoyable now as a cinematic museum piece, When Worlds Collide remains a milestone of its kind, leading the way for many more screen disasters that followed this movie's still-worthy example. --Jeff Shannon



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Fun Sci-Fi Classics
I loved the book (and it's sequel, After Worlds Collide) when I was young. The movie is certainly ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Early George Pal
After DESTINATION MOON and just before WAR OF THE WORLDS, Pal's adaption of The Phillip Wylie/Edwin ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Classic Movie At A Fantastic Price!
"When Worlds Collide" is one of my very favorite Sci-Fi movies. It is based on a book by the same name, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - From Nuclear Paranoia to Kitsch Fun - I love it!

This movie freaked me out when I was 5. Now it is so kitsch I just can't stop laughing.

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great Movie by George Pal!
This is a great movie about the end of the world. No, not by global warming, but by a heavenly body colliding ... Read More

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