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When Worlds Collide

1951 · 83 min

A solemn, effects-driven countdown to doom, mixing earnest human drama with awe at cosmic destruction.

Directed by: Rudolph Maté
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen

Tagline: Planets destroy earth!
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.

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Directed by: Rudolph Maté
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
fate
faith
class
love
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: science fiction, drama
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
Written by: Sydney Boehm
Starring: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Rachel Ames, Stephen Chase, Frank Cady
Music: Leith Stevens
Cinematography: W. Howard Greene, John F. Seitz
Runtime: 83 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish

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