When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

1951 film by Rudolph Maté
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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.

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W. Howard Greene
John F. Seitz
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Paramount Pictures
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  • November 22, 1951 (1951-11-22) (Los Angeles)
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83 minutes
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United States
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English
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$936,000 (estimated)
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$1.6 million (US rentals)

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Dr. Cole Hendron, Astronomer at Cosmos Observatory: (Presumably he wrote this line on a banner hanging over the Space Ark camp) Waste everything except TIME. Time is your most valuable commodity.
  • In the final shot we see the Ark passengers disembarking with an obvious painted background depicting Zyra. This bad painting was tacked on for the film's sneak previews. Originally, producer George Pal wanted to depict Zyra as a miniature set, but Paramount shipped the film out before this could be done.
  • There is a shot toward the end of a group of people sitting around a country store listening to the radio. Among them the little boy and dog later rescued by helicopter. The same shot shows up in The War of the Worlds
  • The rocket was designed by space artist Chesley Bonestell.
  • First film of Rachel Ames (as Judith Ames).
  • George Pal wanted to film the novel's sequel, "After Worlds Collide," which depicted the struggle of human survivors on the alien planet. However, the failure of his film Conquest of Space badly damaged his career and the sequel was never made.

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