World Without End is the typical cheesy sci-fi adventure film from the mid-50s with some impressive enough effects (for its time) and an absolutely forgettable story filled with cardboard cutout characters.
World Without End
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1956)
Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Adventure
Warner Archive | NR – 80 min. – $21.99 | March 28, 2017
Date Published: 04/12/2017 | Author: The Movieman
PLOT SYNOPSIS
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Four intrepid astronauts — John Borden (HUGH MARLOWE), Dr. Eldon Galbraithe (NELSON LEIGH), Herbert Ellis (ROD TAYLOR) and Henry Jaffe (CHRISTOPHER DARK) — successfully complete mankind’s first Mars mission, only to run afoul of a warp in space. Tossed centuries into the future, they discover an Earth devastated by nuclear war, where mutant beast-men rule the surface. Underground is a society marked by listless males and lustful ladies. Trapped in a tomorrow they never made, the four astronauts take on the mutant and the malicious while fighting to bring humanity back to the surface. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5 |
No features. |
VIDEO – 3.75/5 |
World Without End crashes onto Blu-ray through Warner’s Archive Collection and is presented in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part, this is a decent looking picture with a nice color array from the bright red in the title to more natural tones in this future earth. I didn’t see any notice instances of dust marks, aliasing or other flaws so it appears to be a clean transfer. |
AUDIO – 3.5/5 |
The movie comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track which sounds adequate enough though I did notice, especially with the score, it topped out a few times. Otherwise, dialogue levels were rather clear and there was a moderate amount of depth when it came to the audio effects (such as when the space ship crash landed). |
OVERALL – 2.5/5 |
Overall, World Without End is the typical cheesy sci-fi adventure film from the mid-50s with some impressive enough effects (for its time) and an absolutely forgettable story filled with cardboard cutout characters. This Blu-ray released through Warner’s Archive line is basic with no features but sufficient video and audio transfers. |
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