The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Directed by Val Guest
Not Rated
1961    1h 38mScience Fiction, Drama,
7.286%85%6.8
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.

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  • Janet MunroJeannie Craig
  • Leo McKernBill Maguire
  • Edward JuddPeter Stenning
  • Michael GoodliffeJacko Jackson the Night Editor
  • Bernard BradenDavis the News Editor
  • Reginald BeckwithHarry
  • Gene AndersonMay
  • Renée AshersonAngela
  • Arthur Christiansen'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
  • Austin TrevorSir John Kelly (uncredited)
  • Ian EllisMichael Stenning (uncredited)
  • Geoffrey ChaterPat Holroyd (uncredited)
  • Marianne StoneMiss Evans (uncredited)
  • John DearthDick (uncredited)
  • Edward UnderdownDick Sanderson (uncredited)
  • Robin HawdonRonnie (uncredited)
  • George MerrittSmudge (uncredited)
  • Verina GreenlawTrixie (uncredited)
  • Jane AirdNanny (uncredited)
  • Timothy BatesonPrinter (uncredited)

The Day the Earth Caught Fire Ratings & Reviews

The Day the Earth Caught Fire Trivia

The Day the Earth Caught Fire was released on November 23, 1961.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire was directed by Val Guest.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire has a runtime of 1h 38m.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire was produced by Val Guest.

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.

The key characters in The Day the Earth Caught Fire are Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro), Bill Maguire (Leo McKern), Peter Stenning (Edward Judd).

The Day the Earth Caught Fire is rated Not Rated.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a Science Fiction, Drama, Romance film.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.

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