The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962)

  • NR
  • 03/14/1962 (US)
  • Science Fiction, Drama
  • 1h 38m

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!

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, Writer

Wolf Mankowitz

Writer

Cast

Janet Munro's headshot

Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern's headshot

Leo McKern

Bill Maguire
Edward Judd's headshot

Edward Judd

Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe's headshot

Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden's headshot

Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith's headshot

Reginald Beckwith

Harry
Gene Anderson's headshot

Gene Anderson

May
Renée Asherson's headshot

Renée Asherson

Angela

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