The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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

19611h 38m6.8Movie

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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.

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
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Ian Ellis
Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Trailer

The Day The Earth Caught Fire ≣ 1961 ≣ Trailer

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