The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.8
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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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-11-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (168 votes)
Themes
- newspaper
- london, england
- sun
- heat
- earth
- global warming
- end of the world
- disaster
- black and white
- disaster movie
- dyaliscope
Cast & crew
Janet Munro
as Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern
as Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
as Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
as Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith
as Harry
Gene Anderson
as May
Renée Asherson
as Angela
- AC
Arthur Christiansen
as 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Directed by Val Guest