Distant Lights (1987 film)

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Distant Lights
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Directed by Aurelio Chiesa
CinematographyRenato Tafuri
Music by Angelo Branduardi
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
LanguageItalian

Distant Lights (Italian : Luci lontane) is a 1987 Italian science fiction-thriller film written and directed by Aurelio Chiesa. It is based on the Giuseppe Pederiali's novel Venivano dalle stelle (They came from the stars). [1] [2] [3]

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