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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)  link to The Day the Earth Caught Fire on IMDb  

Number: 3648

poster The Day the Earth Caught Fire

IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (4490 votes)

Country: UK, 99 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance

Director(s): Val Guest

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices causing a change to the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.

Tagline: Never leave atomic bombs where children can reach them.

Cast:

photo Janet Munro Janet Munro Jeannie Craig
photo Leo McKern Leo McKern Bill Maguire
photo Edward Judd Edward Judd Peter Stenning
photo Michael Goodliffe Michael Goodliffe 'Jacko' Jackson - Night Editor
photo Reginald Beckwith Reginald Beckwith Harry

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1