The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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

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.

Date of release
1961-11-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (182)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Science Fiction, Drama
Director
Val Guest

Casting

  • 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
  • Reginald Beckwith — Harry
  • Gene Anderson — May
  • Renée Asherson — Angela
  • Arthur Christiansen — 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
  • Austin Trevor — Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
  • Ian Ellis — Michael Stenning (uncredited)
  • Geoffrey Chater — Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

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