The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Name: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 01 Nov 1961
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True! 1961-11-01 United Kingdom 98 minutes.

6.80 175 votes

Science Fiction Drama newspaper london, england sun heat earth global warming end of the world disaster black and white disaster movie dyaliscope

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Overview

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.

Year 1961

Studio Pax Films

Director Val Guest

Crew Val Guest (Director), Val Guest (Writer), Harry Waxman (Director of Photography), Wolf Mankowitz (Writer), Anthony Masters (Art Direction), Val Guest (Producer)

Popularity 2

Language English