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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • November 1, 1961
  • Runtime
  • 98 min
  • Genres
  • Science Fiction, Drama
  • Director
  • Val Guest

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire — Cast

Janet Munro photo Janet Munro Jeannie Craig Leo McKern photo Leo McKern Bill Maguire Edward Judd photo Edward Judd Peter Stenning Michael Goodliffe photo Michael Goodliffe Jacko Jackson the Night Editor Bernard Braden photo Bernard Braden Davis the News Editor Reginald Beckwith photo Reginald Beckwith Harry Gene Anderson photo Gene Anderson May Renée Asherson photo Renée Asherson Angela

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