And When the Sky Was Opened

11th episode of the first season of The Twilight Zone
TVEpisode television_series_episode Q2696488
And When the Sky Was Opened
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And When the Sky Was Opened

Summary

And When the Sky Was Opened is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,790 views/month, #59 of 6,160).[2]

Key Facts

  • And When the Sky Was Opened's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened was directed by Douglas Heyes[4].
  • Rod Serling wrote the screenplay for And When the Sky Was Opened[5].
  • Richard Matheson wrote the screenplay for And When the Sky Was Opened[6].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened followed Judgment Night[7].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened was followed by What You Need[8].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened's part of the series is recorded as The Twilight Zone[9].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened's director of photography is recorded as George T. Clemens[10].
  • The original language of And When the Sky Was Opened was English[11].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened was released on December 11, 1959[12].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened's title is recorded as And When the Sky Was Opened[13].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened's production code is recorded as 173-3611[14].
  • And When the Sky Was Opened's season is recorded as The Twilight Zone, season 1[15].

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Authorship and Creation

And When the Sky Was Opened was directed by Douglas Heyes[4]. Screenwriters include Rod Serling[5] and Richard Matheson[6].

Publication

And When the Sky Was Opened was released on December 11, 1959[12]. The original language of it was English[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Twilight Zone[9].

Subject and Themes

And When the Sky Was Opened's part of the series is recorded as The Twilight Zone[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

And When the Sky Was Opened followed Judgment Night[7]. It was followed by What You Need[8].

Why It Matters

And When the Sky Was Opened ranks in the top 0.96% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,790 views/month, #59 of 6,160).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series
    Director of photography George T. Clemens
    Tv maze episode id 69461
    Instance of television series episode
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11294]]: 69461, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271003|batch #271003]]"
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