Italy, France, 1958
82m, 2194 metres
35mm film, black and white
mono, Italian
An Italian science fiction film directed by Paolo Heusch.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Paolo Heusch; Mario Bava *
© [not given on Italian prints]
Copyright MCMLXI [1961] [on US prints]
Exelsior Pictures presents [on US prints]. A Royal Film-Lux Film, Rome, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Paris co-production
Produced by: Guido Giambartolomei
Screenplay and Dialogue by: Marcello Coscia and Sandro Continenza
Story by: Virgilio Sabel
Director of Photography: Mario Bava [Mario Baja on US prints]
Edited by: Otello Colangeli
Music by: Carlo Rustichelli
Sound: Oscar de Arcangelis, Venanzio Biraschi
Sound Recordist: Alain Roux [on US prints]
Make-up: Angelo Malandrucco
Hairstylist: Ada Palombi
Director of Special Effects: Mario Bava
Set Design and Decor by: Beni Montresor
Made at: Cinecittá
Cast
Paul Hubschmid (John McLaren)
Madeleine Fischer (Katy Dandridge)
Fiorella Mari (Mary McLaren)
Ivo Garrani (Professor Herbert Weisse)
Dario Michaelis (Peter Leduq)
Sam Galter (Randowsky)
Jean-Jacques Delbo (Sergei Boetnikov)
Peter Meersman (General van Dorff)
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Annie Berval (lab assistant)
Richard McNamara
Massimo Zeppieri (Dennis McLaren)
Alternative Titles
Le danger vient de l’espace – France
The Day the Sky Exploded – USA
Death Comes from Space – USA
Death from Outer Space
Der Tod kommt aus dem Weltraum – West Germany
References
Periodicals
- The Daily Cinema no.8389 (28 November 1960) p.8
- Kine Weekly no.2774 1 December 1960 p.22
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.28 no.324 (January 1961) p.10
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.182
- Italian Horror Cinema by Stefano Baschiera and Ross Hunter – essay Bavaesque: The Making of Mario Bava as Italian Horror Auteur by Peter Hutchings
- Nuclear Movies: A Filmography by Mick Broderick p.53
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.90 – credits
