When Worlds Collide

Based On the book by Philip Wylie

When Worlds Collide is a 1951 American science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by George Pal, directed by Rudolph Maté, and stars Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, and John Hoyt. The film is based on the 1933 science fiction novel of the same name, co-written by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie. The film's storyline concerns the coming destruction of the Earth by a rogue star called Bellus and the desperate efforts to build a space ark to transport a group of men and women to Bellus' single planet, Zyra.

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Release date:

1951

Director:

Rudolph Maté

Cast:

Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Rachel Ames

Genre:

Thriller, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Disaster

Country:

France, United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1951 in adaptations