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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
( Drama / Sci-Fi )


The Day the Earth Caught Fire Poster

MPAA Rating:
Unrated

US Runtime: 98 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Premiere Date:
Nov 01, 1961   [USA]
 
Director: Val Guest   [Director]
 
Writers: Val Guest   [Writer]
Wolf Mankowitz   [Writer]
 
Producers: F. Sherwin Green   [Associate Producer]
Val Guest   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Harry Waxman   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Bill Lenny   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Stanley Black   [Original Music Composer]
 
Costume Design: Beatrice Dawson   [Costume Design]
 
Production Companys: British Lion Film Corporation
Pax Films
 


Plot 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.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern
Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor
 
Reginald Beckwith
Harry
Gene Anderson
May
Renée Asherson
Angela
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Color Info:
B&W
Sound Mix:
Mono

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