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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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

6.8/10 1h 38m Nov 01, 1961
Science Fiction Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Janet Munro
Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig
Popularity: 5.1
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Bill Maguire
Popularity: 3.9
Edward Judd
Edward Judd
Peter Stenning
Popularity: 1.6
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Popularity: 1.1
Bernard Braden
Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor
Popularity: 0.2
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith
Harry
Popularity: 1.1
Gene Anderson
Gene Anderson
May
Popularity: 0.1
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
Angela
Popularity: 2.5
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Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Popularity: 0.0
Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.1
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Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Popularity: 4.5

Key Crew

Director Val Guest
Writer Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz
Producer Val Guest
Editor Bill Lenny

Production

Pax Films

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The Day The Earth Caught Fire ≣ 1961 ≣ Trailer
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Josh Olson on THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
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Val Guest - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Trailer
Val Guest - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Trailer
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Keywords

newspaper london, england sun heat earth global warming end of the world disaster disaster movie

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
May 9, 2024

Newspaper editor "Bill" (Leo McKern) is trying to keep his team focused on churning out the Daily Express whilst the Russians and the Americans are detonating nuclear devices all over the shop. When two of them explode simultaneously and knock the Earth out of it's orbit, things really do start to h ... Read more

griggs79 6/10
Dec 2, 2024

_The Day the Earth Caught Fire_ may be a product of the Cold War era, however, its portrayal of climate chaos and human hubris resonates with today's alarming realities. The film's depiction of the creeping disasters unfolding around us in slow motion feels less like a work of fiction and more like ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 1, 1961
Runtime 1h 38m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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