
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
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
Science Fiction
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (155 votes)
Casts

Janet Munro
as Jeannie Craig

Leo McKern
as Bill Maguire

Edward Judd
as Peter Stenning

Michael Goodliffe
as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Bernard Braden
as Davis the News Editor

Reginald Beckwith
as Harry

Gene Anderson
as May

Renée Asherson
as Angela

Austin Trevor
as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater
as Pat Holroyd (uncredited)