The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Science Fiction Drama

Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1961-11-01

Original Language: en

Original Title: The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Status: Released

Runtime: 98 minutes

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

Rating: (155 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Production Companies: Pax Films

Spoken Languages: English

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Janet Munro

Janet Munro (Jeannie Craig)

4.66%

Leo McKern

Leo McKern (Bill Maguire)

19.96%

Edward Judd

Edward Judd (Peter Stenning)

15.04%

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe (Jacko Jackson the Night Editor)

10.75%

Bernard Braden

Bernard Braden (Davis the News Editor)

7.40%

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith (Harry)

16.65%

Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson (May)

6.30%

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson (Angela)

11.01%

Arthur Christiansen

Arthur Christiansen ('Jeff' Jefferson - Editor)

1.00%

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor (Sir John Kelly (uncredited))

14.17%

Ian Ellis

Ian Ellis (Michael Stenning (uncredited))

1.00%

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater (Pat Holroyd (uncredited))

8.77%

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone (Miss Evans (uncredited))

22.57%

John Dearth

John Dearth (Dick (uncredited))

1.01%

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown (Dick Sanderson (uncredited))

6.55%

Robin Hawdon

Robin Hawdon (Ronnie (uncredited))

8.99%

George Merritt

George Merritt (Smudge (uncredited))

10.76%

Verina Greenlaw

Verina Greenlaw (Trixie (uncredited))

4.49%

Jane Aird

Jane Aird (Nanny (uncredited))

1.00%

Timothy Bateson

Timothy Bateson (Printer (uncredited))

21.10%

Reginald Marsh

Reginald Marsh (Picture Editor (uncredited))

5.34%

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe (Copy Desk (uncredited))

22.85%

Pamela Green

Pamela Green (Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited))

3.32%

Michael Caine

Michael Caine (Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited))

100.00%

Peter Butterworth

Peter Butterworth (2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited))

25.29%

John Adams

John Adams (Constable (uncredited))

1.00%

Avril Angers

Avril Angers (Mother (uncredited))

4.24%

John Barron

John Barron (1st Sub-Editor (uncredited))

5.71%

William Baskiville

William Baskiville (Policeman (uncredited))

1.00%

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco (Copy Boy (uncredited))

3.93%

Jim Brady

Jim Brady (Man at Water Station (uncredited))

2.56%

Robin Burns

Robin Burns (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Alf Casha

Alf Casha (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Norman Chappell

Norman Chappell (Hotel Receptionist (uncredited))

3.11%

Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman (Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited))

3.29%

Harold Coyne

Harold Coyne (Editor (uncredited))

1.00%

Maxwell Craig

Maxwell Craig (Harry's Club Patron (uncredited))

2.98%

George Curtis

George Curtis (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Peter Evans

Peter Evans (Man in Pub (uncredited))

1.00%

Geoffrey Frederick

Geoffrey Frederick (Mitchell (uncredited))

2.04%

Dave Griffiths

Dave Griffiths (Workman (uncredited))

1.00%

Aidan Harrington

Aidan Harrington (Editor (uncredited))

1.00%

Ruth Harrison

Ruth Harrison (Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Gordon Humphries

Gordon Humphries (Man at Water Station (uncredited))

1.00%

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson (Archie (uncredited))

3.62%

Gerry Judge

Gerry Judge (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

4.21%

Juba Kennerley

Juba Kennerley (Harry's Club Patron (uncredited))

4.25%

Dan Lester

Dan Lester (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Aileen Lewis

Aileen Lewis (Demonstrator (uncredited))

3.37%

Leonard Llewellyn

Leonard Llewellyn (Editor (uncredited))

1.00%

Larry Martyn

Larry Martyn (Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited))

10.51%

Jim McManus

Jim McManus (Man at Water Station (uncredited))

6.79%

Don McMurray

Don McMurray (Man in Fight (uncredited))

1.00%

Carmel McSharry

Carmel McSharry (Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited))

4.18%

Michael McStay

Michael McStay (Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited))

2.06%

Robert Moore

Robert Moore (Air Traffic Controller (uncredited))

1.00%

Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan (Foreign Editor (uncredited))

1.00%

Cecil Paul

Cecil Paul (Editor (uncredited))

1.00%

Lisa Peake

Lisa Peake (Girl (uncredited))

1.00%

Frank Phillips

Frank Phillips (Radio Announcer (uncredited))

1.00%

Charles Price

Charles Price (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

John Rae

John Rae (Sarge the Doorman (uncredited))

2.80%

Edith Raye

Edith Raye (Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Bill Rayment

Bill Rayment (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Julie Samuel

Julie Samuel (Young Girl (uncredited))

1.00%

Frank Schock

Frank Schock (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Jeff Shane

Jeff Shane (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.00%

Frank Sieman

Frank Sieman (Print Room Manager (uncredited))

3.88%

Jeff Silk

Jeff Silk (Policeman (uncredited))

1.00%

Graham Skidmore

Graham Skidmore (Bit Part (uncredited))

2.88%

Terence Soall

Terence Soall (Bit Part (uncredited))

2.27%

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven (Man at Funfair (uncredited))

7.95%

John Tatham

John Tatham (Policeman at Water Station (uncredited))

3.13%

Joe Wadham

Joe Wadham (Man in Crowd (uncredited))

1.27%

Terry Walsh

Terry Walsh (Man (uncredited))

8.09%

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