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The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a 1961 British science fiction disaster film directed by Val Guest and starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern and Janet Munro. It is one of the classic apocalyptic films of its era. The film opened at the Odeon Marble Arch in London on 23 November 1961.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire: Directed by Val Guest. With Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe. When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.
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- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Val Guest
- 1962-05
Aug 15, 2015 · 1961. Topics. Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Publisher. Pax Films. Title: The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Summary: When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth. Directed by: Val Guest. Actors: Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern.
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Peter Stenning (Edward Judd) is a depressed British reporter who gets by with the help of his friend, veteran journalist Bill Maguire (Leo McKern). Along with weather forecaster Jeannie Craig...
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- Janet Munro
- Val Guest
- Sci-Fi
Aug 14, 2023 · 14 August 2023. By Gregory Wakeman,Features correspondent. Alamy. 1961 film The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Released in 1961, the cult British sci-fi film The Day the Earth...
Summaries. When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth. 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.
Writer. 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.
