The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961
1h 38m
6.8

6.8/10

165 votes • View on IMDb
Science Fiction Drama

"The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!"

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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pax Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

newspaper london, england sun heat earth global warming end of the world disaster black and white disaster movie dyaliscope

Quick Facts

Release Date November 1, 1961
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0054790

Cast

Janet Munro
Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig

Leo McKern
Leo McKern

Bill Maguire

Edward Judd
Edward Judd

Peter Stenning

Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Bernard Braden
Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor

Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith

Harry

Gene Anderson
Gene Anderson

May

Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson

Angela

Arthur Christiansen
Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Ian Ellis
Ian Ellis

Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Key Crew

Val Guest
Director
Val Guest
Writer
Wolf Mankowitz
Writer
Val Guest
Producer