Name: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
( Drama / Sci-Fi )

MPAA Rating:

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:

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

Uncredited Cast:

Austin Trevor Sir John Kelly (uncredited) Ian Ellis Michael Stenning (uncredited) Geoffrey Chater Pat Holroyd (uncredited) Marianne Stone Miss Evans (uncredited) John Dearth Dick (uncredited) Edward Underdown Dick Sanderson (uncredited) Robin Hawdon Ronnie (uncredited) George Merritt Smudge (uncredited) Verina Greenlaw Trixie (uncredited) Jane Aird Nanny (uncredited) Timothy Bateson Printer (uncredited) Reginald Marsh Picture Editor (uncredited) Peter Blythe Copy Desk (uncredited) Pamela Green Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited) Michael Caine Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited) Peter Butterworth 2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited) John Adams Constable (uncredited) Avril Angers Mother (uncredited) John Barron 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited) William Baskiville Policeman (uncredited) Wallace Bosco Copy Boy (uncredited) Jim Brady Man at Water Station (uncredited) Robin Burns Man in Crowd (uncredited) Alf Casha Man in Crowd (uncredited) Norman Chappell Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) Richard Coleman Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited) Harold Coyne Editor (uncredited) Maxwell Craig Harry's Club Patron (uncredited) George Curtis Man in Crowd (uncredited) Peter Evans Man in Pub (uncredited) Geoffrey Frederick Mitchell (uncredited) Dave Griffiths Workman (uncredited) Aidan Harrington Editor (uncredited)		Ruth Harrison Woman in Crowd (uncredited) Gordon Humphries Man at Water Station (uncredited) Fred Johnson Archie (uncredited) Gerry Judge Man in Crowd (uncredited) Juba Kennerley Harry's Club Patron (uncredited) Dan Lester Man in Crowd (uncredited) Aileen Lewis Demonstrator (uncredited) Leonard Llewellyn Editor (uncredited) Larry Martyn Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited) Jim McManus Man at Water Station (uncredited) Don McMurray Man in Fight (uncredited) Carmel McSharry Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited) Michael McStay Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited) Robert Moore Air Traffic Controller (uncredited) Charles Morgan Foreign Editor (uncredited) Cecil Paul Editor (uncredited) Lisa Peake Girl (uncredited) Frank Phillips Radio Announcer (uncredited) Charles Price Man in Crowd (uncredited) John Rae Sarge the Doorman (uncredited) Edith Raye Woman in Crowd (uncredited) Bill Rayment Man in Crowd (uncredited) Julie Samuel Young Girl (uncredited) Frank Schock Man in Crowd (uncredited) Jeff Shane Man in Crowd (uncredited) Frank Sieman Print Room Manager (uncredited) Jeff Silk Policeman (uncredited) Graham Skidmore Bit Part (uncredited) Terence Soall Bit Part (uncredited) Guy Standeven Man at Funfair (uncredited) John Tatham Policeman at Water Station (uncredited) Joe Wadham Man in Crowd (uncredited) Terry Walsh Man (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

John Aldred ADR Mixer Buster Ambler Sound Recordist Stanley Black Music Director		Peter Dukelow Boom Operator Chris Greenham ADR & Dubbing

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Les Bowie Special Effects Pat Carr Special Effects Assistant		Doug Ferris Matte Painter Brian Johnson Special Effects Assistant

Art Department:

Martin Atkinson Draughtsman Bill Bennison Draughtsman Peter Melrose Scenic Artist Peter Mullins Scenic Artist		Harry Parr Property Buyer Scott Slimon Set Decoration Geoffrey Tozer Assistant Art Director

Directing Crew:

Terry Lens Second Assistant Director Philip Shipway Assistant Director		Bernard Williams Third Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Wally Byatt Focus Puller Arthur Christiansen Technical Advisor James Devis Focus Puller		Moray Grant Camera Operator John Jay Still Photographer Jimmy Stilwell Clapper Loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Dulcie Midwinter Wardrobe Master		Joyce Stoneman Wardrobe Assistant

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