
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Explore the meaning of falling stars, meteorites and deep impacts.
This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.
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About Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
- Directors
- Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer
- Cast
- Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Simon Schaffer, Jon Larsen
- Genres
- Documentary, Mystery
- Content rating
- PG
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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