The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

6.8 98 min Movie
Science FictionDrama

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

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 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)

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