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When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 14, 1951

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Science Fiction

User Score

63%

Original Title

When Worlds Collide

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Rudolph Maté

Budget

$936,000

Revenue

$1,600,000

Description

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.