The Day the Sky Exploded
Terror From The Sky! Earth Attacked From Outer Space!
A mid-century sci-fi disaster film built on existential dread and planetary panic, where scientists race against an unstoppable cosmic threat.
Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.
Essence
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Paul Hubschmid
John McLaren
Madeleine Fischer
Katy Dandridge
Fiorella Mari
Mary McLaren
Ivo Garrani
Professor Herbert Weisse
Dario Michaelis
Peter Leduq
Gérard Landry
Randowsky
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Sergei Boetnikov
Peter Meersman
General van Dorff (uncredited)
Massimo Zeppieri
Dennis McLaren (uncredited)
Annie Bernal
Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Stuart (uncredited)
Gérard Landry
Landowsky (uncredited)
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