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Synopsis: South African bush pilot and carefree ladies man Dave Randall finds he has been let in on the greatest and most terrible secret in the world when an eminent astronomer pays him to deliver some mysterious photos from to an equally prominent colleague in the U.S. The recipient, Dr. Hendron, confirms the awful findings of the sender: the star Bellus will collide with Earth, destroying our planet. Despite widespread disbelief, Marston and Spiro, a pair of millionaire philanthropists, give Dr. Hendron all their assets to begin construction on a huge rocket ship that will, at least theoretically, transport a nucleus of survivors to Zyra, a planet which orbiting Bellus that may or may not be habitable. The funds aren't enough to complete the spaceship, and Dr. Hendron solicits a contribution from elderly wheelchair-bound tycoon Sydney Stanton, a wheelchair-bound old man who, unlike the selfless Marston and Spiro, demands a place on the rocket, even though space and weight will be too precious
Director(s): Rudolph Maté
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
APPROVED
Year:
1951
83 min
791 Views


for my benefit.

Yours and Joyce's.

- How does it look?

- Better than we expected.

We'll need every bit,

or we'll hit the new world head-on,

at ten miles a second.

- We're getting close.

- In a minute we'll feel the pull.

Turn the ship.

Start all engines.

We're slowing.

- Can I cut one engine?

- Not yet. Keep them all going.

- We're using fuel too fast.

- We have no choice.

The ship has turned for landing.

Take over.

Cut wing engines one and siX.

I'm going to level off.

Brace yourselves.

We're levelling the ship.

Land anywhere! We've got to.

- Not yet.

- Check your belts.

The fuel's gone.

There's an opening!

- There go the engines!

- I'll bring it around and glide in.

- It looks frozen!

- I hope so!

We're going to find out.

- We made it!

- We're here!

- We're on Zyra.

- Let's get out!

Dave, wait until we've tested

the atmosphere.

We'll get a sample through the airlock.

Never mind. Good air or bad,

it's the only place we can go!

Best air I ever tasted.

Break out the gangplank.

Mike! Where is he?

Hey, Mike!

Don't you want to see the sunrise?

- Our first citizens.

- And they're all mine!

- They sure are.

- Every one.

Well, let's leave Whatsis

and the puppies here.

Now, let's go look at the first sunrise.

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Sydney Boehm

Sydney Boehm (April 4, 1908 – June 25, 1990) was an American screenwriter and producer. Boehm began his writing career as a newswriter for wire services and newspapers before moving on to screenwriting. His films include High Wall (1947), Anthony Mann-directed Side Street (1950), the sci-fi film When Worlds Collide (1951), and the crime drama The Big Heat (1953), for which Boehm won a 1954 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. Boehm was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 4, 1908 and died in Woodland Hills, California on June 25, 1990 at age 82. more…

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