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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

6,8 /10 (177 Votes)
1961 EN 98 min

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.

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Release date

01/11/1961

Votes

177

Popularity

1.9

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

98 min

Janet Munro

Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Bill Maguire

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Peter Stenning

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Bernard Braden

Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Harry

Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson

May

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Angela

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Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

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Ian Ellis

Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Miss Evans (uncredited)

John Dearth

John Dearth

Dick (uncredited)

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

Robin Hawdon

Robin Hawdon

Ronnie (uncredited)

George Merritt

George Merritt

Smudge (uncredited)

Verina Greenlaw

Verina Greenlaw

Trixie (uncredited)

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Jane Aird

Nanny (uncredited)

Timothy Bateson

Timothy Bateson

Printer (uncredited)

Reginald Marsh

Reginald Marsh

Picture Editor (uncredited)

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

Copy Desk (uncredited)

Pamela Green

Pamela Green

Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Peter Butterworth

Peter Butterworth

2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

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John Adams

Constable (uncredited)

Avril Angers

Avril Angers

Mother (uncredited)

John Barron

John Barron

1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

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William Baskiville

Policeman (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco

Copy Boy (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Robin Burns

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Alf Casha

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Norman Chappell

Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman

Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

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Harold Coyne

Editor (uncredited)

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George Curtis

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Peter Evans

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Frederick

Mitchell (uncredited)

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Dave Griffiths

Workman (uncredited)

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Aidan Harrington

Editor (uncredited)

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Ruth Harrison

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Gordon Humphries

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

Archie (uncredited)

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Gerry Judge

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

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Dan Lester

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Leonard Llewellyn

Editor (uncredited)

Larry Martyn

Larry Martyn

Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Jim McManus

Jim McManus

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Don McMurray

Man in Fight (uncredited)

Carmel McSharry

Carmel McSharry

Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

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Michael McStay

Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

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Robert Moore

Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

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Charles Morgan

Foreign Editor (uncredited)

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Cecil Paul

Editor (uncredited)

Lisa Peake

Lisa Peake

Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Phillips

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Charles Price

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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John Rae

Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

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Edith Raye

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Bill Rayment

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Julie Samuel

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Schock

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Jeff Shane

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Frank Sieman

Print Room Manager (uncredited)

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Jeff Silk

Policeman (uncredited)

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Graham Skidmore

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Terence Soall

Bit Part (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Man at Funfair (uncredited)

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John Tatham

Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

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Joe Wadham

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Terry Walsh

Terry Walsh

Man (uncredited)

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Man (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-05-09

⭐ 7

Newspaper editor "Bill" (Leo McKern) is trying to keep his team focused on churning out the Daily Express whilst the Russians and the Americans are detonating nuclear devices all over the shop. When two of them explode simultaneously and knock the Earth out of it's orbit, things really do start to heat up and his reporter "Stenning" (Edward Judd) and feisty switchboard worker "Jeannie" (Janet Munro) have to try to get to the bottom of things. Just imagine the red tape involved as the government officials put up all sorts of barricades to him finding out anything - possibly because they don't r…

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griggs79

griggs79

2024-12-02

⭐ 6

_The Day the Earth Caught Fire_ may be a product of the Cold War era, however, its portrayal of climate chaos and human hubris resonates with today's alarming realities. The film's depiction of the creeping disasters unfolding around us in slow motion feels less like a work of fiction and more like a stark cautionary tale we've chosen to ignore—a searing reminder of the fragility of our planet.

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