David Randall
Richard Derr
David Randall
When Worlds Collide
“Planets destroy earth!”
6.3
1951
1h 23m
Science FictionDrama
Director: Rudolph Maté
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.
Trailer
When Worlds Collide ≣ 1951 ≣ Trailer
Cast
Joyce Hendron
Barbara Rush
Joyce Hendron
Dr. Tony Drake
Peter Hansen
Dr. Tony Drake
Sydney Stanton
John Hoyt
Sydney Stanton
Dr. Cole Hendron
Larry Keating
Dr. Cole Hendron
Julie Cummings
Rachel Ames
Julie Cummings
Dr. George Frye
Stephen Chase
Dr. George Frye
Harold Ferris
Frank Cady
Harold Ferris
Dr. Emery Bronson
Hayden Rorke
Dr. Emery Bronson
Dr. Ottinger
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Ottinger
Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Kirk Alyn
Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Eddie Garson (uncredited)
James Congdon
Eddie Garson (uncredited)
Reviews
John Chard
"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 and the time frame of its birth can't detract that the film over relies on heavy dialogue to keep the viewer interested. This is all well and good if the pay off is handsome in the extreme, which sadly isn't the case on this occasion. I have taken myself back to 1951, and for that reason alone I give it the average rating of 5/10, while I certainly have no hesitation in recommending this to genre fans for at least one watch. It deserves to be looked at, and it deserves respect of course, but that doesn't mean it's particularly above average either.
Read full reviewJPV852
Entertaining enough apocalyptic disaster film from the 1950s has some absolutely adorable miniatures and one awful matte painting at the end. Still, has its moments and the acting at least was passable. **2.75/5**
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