When Worlds Collide (1951) | |
| Director(s) | Rudolph Mat? |
| Producer(s) | George Pal, Cecil B. DeMille (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction |
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When Worlds Collide Overview:
When Worlds Collide (1951) was a Science Fiction - Adventure Film directed by Rudolph Mat? and produced by Cecil B. DeMille and George Pal.
SYNOPSIS
A Pal-produced, special-effects and science-fiction feast has a rogue planet hurtling through space toward Earth. Only a rich industrialist takes action, commissioning a spaceship to carry him to a new world. But who will be among the 40 allowed onboard? The craft rises just as tidal waves wipe out New York and the planet begins to break up.
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Academy Awards 1951 --- Ceremony Number 24 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | John F. Seitz, W. Howard Greene | Nominated |
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When Worlds Collide (1951)
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Dr. George Frye, Dean of Eastern School of Technology: [puzzled] Fine.
David Randall: [to Dr. Tony Drake] You invented those electrocardiograms for my benefit!
David Randall: Here it is: money to burn!
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Narrator: [spoken over a shot of outer space] Needles in a heavenly haystack. There are more stars in the heavens than there are human beings on Earth. Through telescopes men of science constantly search the infinitesimal corners of our solar system seeking new discoveries, hoping to better understand the laws of the Universe. Observatories dedicated to the study of astronomy are set in high and remote places, but there is none more remote than Mt. Kenna Observatory in this part of South Africa.
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Facts about
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.
The rocket was designed by space artist Chesley Bonestell.
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