The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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

May 1 1962 Unrated 1h 39m
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices causing a change to the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.

Written by

Wolf Mankowitz, Val Guest

Directed by

Val Guest

Cast

Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Pax Films

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
Val Guest - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Trailer
The Day The Earth Caught Fire ? 1961 ? Trailer
Featurettes
Josh Olson on THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
Scores
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6,878
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
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