The Day the Earth Caught Fire
(1961)

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!

Released: 1961-11-01

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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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Janet Munro

as Jeannie Craig

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Leo McKern

as Bill Maguire

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Edward Judd

as Peter Stenning

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Michael Goodliffe

as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

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Bernard Braden

as Davis the News Editor

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Arthur Christiansen

as 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

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Austin Trevor

as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

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Ian Ellis

as Michael Stenning (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Chater

as Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

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Marianne Stone

as Miss Evans (uncredited)

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John Dearth

as Dick (uncredited)

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Edward Underdown

as Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

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Robin Hawdon

as Ronnie (uncredited)

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George Merritt

as Smudge (uncredited)

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Verina Greenlaw

as Trixie (uncredited)

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Jane Aird

as Nanny (uncredited)

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Timothy Bateson

as Printer (uncredited)

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Harry Waxman

Director of Photography

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Les Bowie

Special Effects

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Anthony Masters

Art Direction

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Scott Slimon

Set Decoration

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Beatrice Dawson

Costume Design

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Moray Grant

Camera Operator

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Chris Greenham

ADR & Dubbing

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Joyce James

Hairstylist

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Tony Sforzini

Makeup Artist

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F. Sherwin Green

Associate Producer

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Stanley Black

Original Music Composer

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Clifton Brandon

Production Manager

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Philip Shipway

Assistant Director

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Terry Lens

Second Assistant Director

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Bernard Williams

Third Assistant Director

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