The Day the Earth Caught Fire
- 1961 (US, GB)
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- 1h 38m
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The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
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Top Cast10
Michael CaineCheckpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Peter SallisMan (uncredited)
Leo McKernBill Maguire
Austin TrevorSir John Kelly (uncredited)
Renée AshersonAngela
Janet MunroJeannie Craig
Timothy BatesonPrinter (uncredited)
Edward JuddPeter Stenning
Geoffrey ChaterPat Holroyd (uncredited)
Reginald BeckwithHarry
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Storyline
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.
Taglines
The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!Genres
- Drama
- Science Fiction
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Release date
1961-11-01 (United States)Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
The Day the Earth Caught FireFilming location
- United Kingdom
Production company
- Pax Films
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