The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Original title: The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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6.8/10

(157)

11/1/1961

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1h 38min

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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Science Fiction
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Direction: Val Guest

Screenwriter: Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz
Producer: Val Guest

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

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)