The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961 · 1 hr 39 min
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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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Cast of The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Janet MunroJeannie Craig
Leo McKernBill Maguire
Edward JuddPeter Stenning
Michael GoodliffeJacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard BradenDavis the News Editor
Reginald BeckwithHarry
Arthur Christiansen'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin TrevorSir John Kelly
Ian EllisMichael Stenning
Geoffrey ChaterPat Holroyd (uncredited)
Renée AshersonAngela (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)
Reginald MarshPicture Editor (uncredited)
Peter BlytheCopy Desk (uncredited)
Pamela GreenNurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Michael CaineCheckpoint Policeman (uncredited)