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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961 · Sci-Fi · movie

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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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

Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Ian Ellis

Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

director

Val Guest

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trailers

The Day The Earth Caught Fire ≣ 1961 ≣ Trailer

The Day The Earth Caught Fire ≣ 1961 ≣ Trailer

Val Guest - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Trailer

Val Guest - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Trailer

Josh Olson on THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE

Josh Olson on THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE

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genres

Science Fiction, Drama