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The Day the Sky Exploded (1958)
La morte viene dallo spazio (original title)

82 min  -  Sci-Fi   -  27 September 1961 (USA)
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Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.

Director:

Paolo Heusch

Writers:

Sandro Continenza, Marcello Coscia, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Paul Hubschmid, Fiorella Mari and Madeleine Fischer
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Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Hubschmid Paul Hubschmid ...
John McLaren
Fiorella Mari Fiorella Mari ...
Mary McLaren
Madeleine Fischer Madeleine Fischer ...
Katy Dandridge
Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani ...
Prof. Herbert Weisse
Dario Michaelis Dario Michaelis ...
Peter Leduq
Peter Meersman Peter Meersman ...
Gen. van Dorff
Jean-Jacques Delbo Jean-Jacques Delbo ...
Sergei Boetnikov
Massimo Zeppieri Massimo Zeppieri ...
Dennis McLaren
Sam Galter Sam Galter ...
Randowsky
Annie Bernal Annie Bernal ...
Lab Assistant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gérard Landry Gérard Landry ...
Landowsky
Livio Lorenzon Livio Lorenzon ...
British General
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ...
Stuart
Gianni Solaro Gianni Solaro ...
French General
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Storyline

Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.

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Plot Keywords:

Meteor | Disasters | Bell 47 Helicopter | End Of The World | Spaceship  | See more »

Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

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Also Known As:

Le danger vient de l'éspace See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film, Royal Film SA See more »
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The original title, "La Morte Viene dallo Spazio", translates to "Death Comes from Space". See more »

Crazy Credits

For the English dubbed version, director of photography Mario Bava's name
is given as "Mario Baja." His camera operator, Ubaldo Terzano, is listed as
"Uraldo Terzano." See more »

Connections

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) See more »