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68% Critic Match
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
“The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!”
6.8 / 10• 1961• 1h 38m•NR• English
Science FictionDrama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig
Lead
Leo McKern
Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith
Harry
Gene Anderson
May
Renée Asherson
Angela
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Val Guest's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
