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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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

Genre : Science Fiction, Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Val Guest

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.

Actors

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
Arthur Christiansen
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly
Ian Ellis
Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
Angela (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
Miss Evans (uncredited)
John Dearth
John Dearth
Dick (uncredited)
Edward Underdown
Edward Underdown
Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Robin Hawdon
Robin Hawdon
Ronnie (uncredited)
George Merritt
George Merritt
Smudge (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw
Verina Greenlaw
Trixie (uncredited)
Jane Aird
Jane Aird
Nanny (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
Printer (uncredited)
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh
Picture Editor (uncredited)
Peter Blythe
Peter Blythe
Copy Desk (uncredited)
Pamela Green
Pamela Green
Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Crews

Val Guest
Val Guest
Director
Val Guest
Val Guest
Writer
Harry Waxman
Harry Waxman
Director of Photography
Wolf Mankowitz
Wolf Mankowitz
Writer
Val Guest
Val Guest
Producer
Bill Lenny
Bill Lenny
Editor
Les Bowie
Les Bowie
Special Effects
Anthony Masters
Anthony Masters
Art Direction
Scott Slimon
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Beatrice Dawson
Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design
Moray Grant
Moray Grant
Camera Operator
Chris Greenham
Chris Greenham
ADR & Dubbing
Joyce James
Joyce James
Hairstylist
Tony Sforzini
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

Val Guest - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Trailer
Josh Olson on THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
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