The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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

  • Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
  • Release Date: 1961-11-01
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 132 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Pax Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director:
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From 132 Ratings
7.2 86%

Summary

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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    Directing Val Guest Director
    Writing Val Guest Writer
    Camera Harry Waxman Director of Photography
    Writing Wolf Mankowitz Writer
    Production Val Guest Producer
    Editing Bill Lenny Editor
    Crew Les Bowie Special Effects
    Art Anthony Masters Art Direction
    Art Scott Slimon Set Decoration
    Costume & Make-Up Beatrice Dawson Costume Design
    Camera Moray Grant Camera Operator
    Sound Chris Greenham ADR & Dubbing
    Costume & Make-Up Joyce James Hairstylist
    Costume & Make-Up Tony Sforzini Makeup Artist