Science Fiction ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1961 · 1h 38m

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire poster
Director
Val Guest
Cast
Janet Munro as Jeannie Craig Leo McKern as Bill Maguire Edward Judd as Peter Stenning Michael Goodliffe as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor Bernard Braden as Davis the News Editor Reginald Beckwith as Harry
Crew
Harry Waxman — Director of Photography Bill Lenny — Editor Stanley Black — Original Music Composer Val Guest — Writer Wolf Mankowitz — Writer Val Guest — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Day the Earth Caught Fire — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
newspaperlondon, englandsunheatearthglobal warmingend of the worlddisasterblack and whitedisaster moviedyaliscope
Key Collaborators
Val Guest Director Harry Waxman Director of Photography Bill Lenny Editor Stanley Black Original Music Composer Val Guest Writer Wolf Mankowitz Writer Val Guest Producer Beatrice Dawson Costume Design
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