Backdrop for The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Poster for The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

(1961)

November 1, 1961 1h 38m
68%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Val Guest

Director

Top Billed Cast

JM

Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig

LM

Leo McKern

Bill Maguire

EJ

Edward Judd

Peter Stenning

MG

Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

BB

Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor

RB

Reginald Beckwith

Harry

GA

Gene Anderson

May

RA

Renée Asherson

Angela

AC

Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

AT

Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Official Trailer

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) | FilmPad | FilmPad