The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Release date : November 1, 1961
Runtime : 1h 38m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English /
Director : Val Guest /
Writers : Val Guest / Wolf Mankowitz /
Production companies : Pax Films /
November 1, 1961 1h 38m United Kingdom Science Fiction English More
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British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
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Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern
Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Miss Evans (uncredited)
John Dearth
Dick (uncredited)
Edward Underdown
Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Robin Hawdon
Ronnie (uncredited)
George Merritt
Smudge (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw
Trixie (uncredited)

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  • title:The Day the Earth Caught Fire
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1961
  • Runtime:1h 38m
  • Genres: Science Fiction · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Val Guest /
  • Writers: Val Guest · Wolf Mankowitz ·
  • Production companies: Pax Films ·
  • Overview:British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
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