# When Worlds Collide (1951)

> As a rogue star system threatens to destroy Earth, scientists race to build a spacecraft that can preserve a fragment of humanity on another world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9920

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
- Director: Rudolph Maté
- Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Rachel Ames, Stephen Chase, Frank Cady
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044207/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: foreboding, earnest, sober, classic sci fi night, retro movie marathon

## Synopsis

A desperate race against time as humanity faces annihilation from the cosmos.

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