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When Worlds Collide is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Rudolph Maté released in USA on 5 november 1951 with Richard Derr

When Worlds Collide (1951)

When Worlds Collide
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Released in USA 5 november 1951
Length 1h23
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Thriller,    Fantasy,    Action,    Adventure
Rating65% 3.2968653.2968653.2968653.2968653.296865

When Worlds Collide is a 1951 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen and John Hoyt. It is based on the 1933 science fiction novel of the same name, co-written by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer.

The film concerns the coming destruction of the Earth by the rogue star Bellus and the desperate efforts to build a space ark that will save and transport a small portion of humanity to the star's single orbiting planet, Zyra.

Synopsis

Pilot David Randall is paid to fly top-secret photographs from South African astronomer Dr. Emery Bronson to Dr. Cole Hendron in the United States. Hendron, with the assistance of his daughter Joyce, confirms their worst fears: Bronson has discovered a rogue star named Bellus that is on a collision course with Earth.

Actors

Richard Derr

(David Randall)Barbara Rush

(Joyce Hendron)Larry Keating

(Dr. Cole Hendron)Peter Hansen

(Dr. Tony Drake)John Hoyt

(Sydney Stanton)
And :
Rachel Ames
Hayden Rorke
Sandro Giglio
Frank Cady
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