The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
Starring Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd
Directed by Val Guest
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.
Runtime: 98 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Drama,Science Fiction
Keywords: london, england,newspaper,sun,heat,earth,global warming,end of the world,disaster,newsroom,disaster movie
Cast
Jeannie Craig
Bill Maguire
Peter Stenning
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Davis the News Editor
Harry
May
Angela
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Sir John Kelly
Dick Sanderson
Michael Stenning
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Miss Evans (uncredited)
Dick (uncredited)
Ronnie (uncredited)
Smudge (uncredited)
Trixie (uncredited)
Nanny (uncredited)
Printer (uncredited)
Picture Editor (uncredited)
Copy Desk (uncredited)
Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)