The Day the Sky Exploded (Italian: La morte viene dallo spazio) is a 1958 Italian science fiction film directed by Paolo Heusch. It is known as the first Italian sci-fi dramatic film. It starred Paul Hubschmid and Fiorella Mari, and was also released in France and West Germany. It was also known as Death Comes from Space, recalling the original Italian title.
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