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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961 • 1h38m Science Fiction, Drama

Rating

6.8/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Val Guest

Screenplay

Val Guest

Wolf Mankowitz

Cast

Janet Munro

Leo McKern

Edward Judd

Release date

11/1/1961

Status

Released

Origin country

US

GB

Vote count

162