The Day the Earth Caught Fire

6.8 / 10

(162 votes)

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Science Fiction,

Drama

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Val Guest

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Company:

Pax Films

Cast:
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

Crew:
Val Guest

Director

Val Guest

Writer

Harry Waxman

Director of Photography

Wolf Mankowitz

Writer

Anthony Masters

Art Direction