The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

6.815
1961-11-01 | 98 min
Science FictionDrama

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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Cast

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Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig

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Leo McKern

Bill Maguire

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Edward Judd

Peter Stenning

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Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

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Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor

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Reginald Beckwith

Harry

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Gene Anderson

May

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Renée Asherson

Angela

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Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

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Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

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