USA Today, 09/28/2001, p.5E, "...[The film] significantly helped launch the '50s sci-fi boom that influenced many of today's filmmakers..."
Shot in Technicolor.
Robert Brower (Technicolor consultant) and Cheeley Bokestell (technical advisor).
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono- English
Dolby Digital Mono- French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer- 1. Original Theatrical
Interactive Features:
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In this beloved George Pal (WAR OF THE WORLDS)-produced sci-fi classic. A dying star hurls through space on a collision course with Earth, with no way to stop it. The hope of the planet's citizens lies in the hands of pilot Dave Randall (Richard Derr) and astronomer Doc Hendron (Larry Keating), who will supervise the construction and flight of an interplanetary craft that will carry a handfull of humans to start the race anew on another planet. Academy Award nominations: 2, including Best (Color) Cinematography. Academy Awards: Best Special Effects.