Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Alpha Video
EAN: 0089218415691
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Alpha Video
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Alpha Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 10, 2003
Running Time: 82 minutes
Sales Rank: 95328
Studio: Alpha Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1961

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Platform:  DVD MOVIE Publisher:  ALPHA VIDEO Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX The history-making launch of the first man into space takes an unexpected turn when Astronaut McLaren (Paul Hubschmid) is forced to eject from his ship leaving the rocket on an uncontrolled journey into the cosmos. Soon there are mysterious occurrences on Earth including a disturbing bright sphere surrounded by a halo in the sky. The renegade rocket has generated a cataclysmic chain reaction. A vast field of meteorites is hurtling on a collision course with Earth causing tidal waves and intense heat igniting a global inferno. In a desperate attempt to stop the killer-meteor bombardment the governments of the world launch their defensive atomic missiles to combat the plummeting asteroids culminating in catastrophic events that test the fate of humanity.Starring: Paul HubschmidProduced by: Guido GiambartolomeiOriginal story by: Virgilio SabelDirected by: Paolo HeuschScreenplay by: Marcello Coscia & Sandro Continenza DVD Details: Run Time: 82 minutesNumber of Discs: 1Originally Released in 1958Black & WhiteNo region encoding; For global distribution.




Rating: - office movie w/ sec.s of action...
just when i was tryin to leave the office to see a good movie-its not this one; it only had a total of seconds in action-(at the end,where most of the seconds are). it has horrible film quality on dvd i got. after buying this, i realized i was trying to get perhaps, when worlds collide?-((which is much better-i think this one has the sky exploding at the end-ongoing waves of light in the sky.))

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Rating: - a movie i recomend
i had never seen his movie before and was surprised at how much i enjoyed it. the picture quality was good. the story line was good. i really enjoyed it..

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Rating: - Asteroids? Don't They Have A Cream For That?...
An astronaut is forced to abort earth's first manned space mission when things go horribly wrong. Uh-Oh! He forgot to turn off the ship's atomic engine before ejecting himself out of danger! This sends the capsule hurtling through space, right into a cluster of asteroids, causing these titanic hunks of rock to merge into one giant mass! What's worse, this super-asteroid is now heading straight for planet earth! In this story, the UN takes action immediately, scrambling all forces necessary to deal ... Read More

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Rating: - So much for that space program, then, eh?
This little French-Italian science fiction film from 1958 is interesting for two reasons: first, it adds a nice little twist to the whole "deadly meteorites headed for Earth" idea, and, second, it features cinematography by none other than future Euro-horror legend Mario Bava (even though his name is incorrectly listed as Baja in the opening credits). Frankly, though, the film isn't all that good. Cold War or no, scientists from both the West and Russia have come together to design a rocketship to ... Read More

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Rating: - "You won't escape your doom! No one will! No one!"
Having not been born at the time, I can only imagine the excitement that must have been felt by those all over the world in the 1950s and 1960s as we looked towards the heavens, knowing humankind's first steps into the vast unknown of outer space were near. The possibilities must have seemed endless, illustrated (and fueled) by any number of wonderful and dramatic cinematic efforts...The Day the Sky Exploded (1961) is not one of those...this Italian/Franco production, originally released as La Morte ... Read More

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