The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - More Movies

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

1961-11-01 Science Fiction, Drama, 1h 38m

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

Overview

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.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

1961-11-01 Science Fiction, Drama, 1h 38m

Play Trailer

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

**Michael Goodliffe**
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

**Bernard Braden**
Davis the News Editor

**Arthur Christiansen**
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

**Austin Trevor**
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

**Ian Ellis**
Michael Stenning (uncredited)

**Geoffrey Chater**
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

**Marianne Stone**
Miss Evans (uncredited)

**Edward Underdown**
Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

**Timothy Bateson**
Printer (uncredited)

**Reginald Marsh**
Picture Editor (uncredited)

**Pamela Green**
Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

**Michael Caine**
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

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

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

**William Baskiville**
Policeman (uncredited)

**Jim Brady**
Man at Water Station (uncredited)

**Robin Burns**
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

**Norman Chappell**
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

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

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

**George Curtis**
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

**Geoffrey Frederick**
Mitchell (uncredited)

**Aidan Harrington**
Editor (uncredited)

**Ruth Harrison**
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

**Gordon Humphries**
Man at Water Station (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)

**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)

**Graham Skidmore**
Bit Part (uncredited)

**Guy Standeven**
Man at Funfair (uncredited)

**John Tatham**
Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

**Joe Wadham**
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Gallery

Recommendations

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Production Companies

Pax Films,

Production Countries

United Kingdom,

Keywords