The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Name: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Director: Val Guest
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1961-11-01
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden

TrailerHDIMDB: 6.8

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) is a science fiction, drama directed by Val Guest rated 6.8/10.

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.

Released: 1961-11-01

Duration: 1h 38m

Genre: Science Fiction, Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Val Guest

Writer: Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz

Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe

Production: Pax Films