USA,
1951, 83 min
Directed by:
Rudolph MatéScreenplay:
Sydney BoehmComposer:
Leith StevensCast:
Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Rachel Ames, James Congdon, Mary Murphy, Kasey Rogers, Stuart Whitman, John Ridgely (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
An impending collision with a runaway star signals the destruction of Earth. The government refuses to listen to scientists, but private industrialists finance the building of a spaceship, which will carry a limited number of people to another planet to begin a new civilization. As doomsday approaches, they race against time and the panic of those who will be left behind. The potential pulverizing impact of the collision, the massive tidal waves and devastating earthquakes, and the final cosmic smashup make a chilling panorama of disaster. (Paramount Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1952 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1952 - John F. Seitz, W. Howard Greene (Best Cinematography (Color))