The End of the World

The End of the World

1931 · 105 min · ★ 5.2 · Science Fiction

The plot concerns a comet hurling toward Earth on a collision course and the different reactions to people on the impending disaster.

Directed by Abel Gance · Written by Jean Boyer

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