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Watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Official Trailer
The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
6.8 / 10 IMDb November 1, 1961 1h 38m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
November 1, 1961
Genre
Science Fiction, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
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Cast
Janet Munro
as Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern
as Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
as Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
as Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith
as Harry
Gene Anderson
as May
Renée Asherson
as Angela
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Arthur Christiansen
as 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
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Ian Ellis
as Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Geoffrey Chater
as Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
as Miss Evans (uncredited)
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John Dearth
as Dick (uncredited)
Edward Underdown
as Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Robin Hawdon
as Ronnie (uncredited)
George Merritt
as Smudge (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw
as Trixie (uncredited)
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Jane Aird
as Nanny (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
as Printer (uncredited)
Production Companies
Pax Films
The Day the Earth Caught Fire Official Trailer 1961
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