The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1961-11-01 United Kingdom 98 Min. PG-13
6.822 157 votes
Science Fiction, Drama

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.

Cast

Janet Munro is Jeannie Craig
Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern is Bill Maguire
Bill Maguire
Edward Judd is Peter Stenning
Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe is Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden is Davis the News Editor
Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith is Harry
Harry
Gene Anderson is May
May
Renée Asherson is Angela
Angela
Arthur Christiansen is 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor is Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Ian Ellis is Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Geoffrey Chater is Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Marianne Stone is Miss Evans (uncredited)
Miss Evans (uncredited)
John Dearth is Dick (uncredited)
Dick (uncredited)
Edward Underdown is Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Robin Hawdon is Ronnie (uncredited)
Ronnie (uncredited)
George Merritt is Smudge (uncredited)
Smudge (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw is Trixie (uncredited)
Trixie (uncredited)
Jane Aird is Nanny (uncredited)
Nanny (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson is Printer (uncredited)
Printer (uncredited)
Reginald Marsh is Picture Editor (uncredited)
Picture Editor (uncredited)
Peter Blythe is Copy Desk (uncredited)
Copy Desk (uncredited)
Pamela Green is Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Michael Caine is Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Peter Butterworth is 2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)
2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)
John Adams is Constable (uncredited)
Constable (uncredited)
Avril Angers is Mother (uncredited)
Mother (uncredited)
John Barron is 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)
1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)
William Baskiville is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco is Copy Boy (uncredited)
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Jim Brady is Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Robin Burns is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Alf Casha is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Norman Chappell is Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Richard Coleman is Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)
Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)
Harold Coyne is Editor (uncredited)
Editor (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig is Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
George Curtis is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Peter Evans is Man in Pub (uncredited)
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Geoffrey Frederick is Mitchell (uncredited)
Mitchell (uncredited)
Dave Griffiths is Workman (uncredited)
Workman (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington is Editor (uncredited)
Editor (uncredited)
Ruth Harrison is Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries is Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Fred Johnson is Archie (uncredited)
Archie (uncredited)
Gerry Judge is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley is Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
Dan Lester is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis is Demonstrator (uncredited)
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn is Editor (uncredited)
Editor (uncredited)
Larry Martyn is Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Jim McManus is Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Don McMurray is Man in Fight (uncredited)
Man in Fight (uncredited)
Carmel McSharry is Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)
Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)
Michael McStay is Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Robert Moore is Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
Charles Morgan is Foreign Editor (uncredited)
Foreign Editor (uncredited)
Cecil Paul is Editor (uncredited)
Editor (uncredited)
Lisa Peake is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Frank Phillips is Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Price is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
John Rae is Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)
Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)
Edith Raye is Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Bill Rayment is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Julie Samuel is Young Girl (uncredited)
Young Girl (uncredited)
Frank Schock is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jeff Shane is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Frank Sieman is Print Room Manager (uncredited)
Print Room Manager (uncredited)
Jeff Silk is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Graham Skidmore is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Terence Soall is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Guy Standeven is Man at Funfair (uncredited)
Man at Funfair (uncredited)
John Tatham is Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)
Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)
Joe Wadham is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Terry Walsh is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)

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