---
title: 'When Worlds Collide (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rudolph Maté'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-worlds-collide-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044207/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When Worlds Collide (1951)

1951 · 81 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Horror, Adventure · France, United States

Original title: Le Choc des mondes

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rudolph Maté](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-mate)
- **Screenplay:** [Sydney Boehm](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-boehm)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens)
- **Producer:** [George Pal](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-pal)
- **Director of Photography:** [W. Howard Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-howard-greene), [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [Rachel Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-ames)
- [Richard Derr](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-derr)
- [Queenie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/queenie-smith)
- [John Hoyt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hoyt)
- [Peter Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hansen)
- [Hayden Rorke](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayden-rorke)
- [Larry Keating](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-keating)
- [Leonard Mudie](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-mudie)
- [Stuart Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-whitman)
- [Barbara Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-rush)
- [Frank Cady](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cady)
- [Sandro Giglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-giglio)

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