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 145 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Pax Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Val Guest
star 6.8/10
From 145 Ratings

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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  • 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

  • Arthur Christiansen

    as 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

  • Austin Trevor

    as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

  • Ian Ellis

    as Michael Stenning (uncredited)

  • Geoffrey Chater

    as Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

  • Marianne Stone

    as Miss Evans (uncredited)

  • John Dearth

    as Dick (uncredited)

  • Edward Underdown

    as Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

  • Robin Hawdon

    as Ronnie (uncredited)

  • George Merritt

    as Smudge (uncredited)

  • Verina Greenlaw

    as Trixie (uncredited)

  • Jane Aird

    as Nanny (uncredited)

  • Timothy Bateson

    as Printer (uncredited)

  • Reginald Marsh

    as Picture Editor (uncredited)

  • Peter Blythe

    as Copy Desk (uncredited)

  • Pamela Green

    as Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

  • Michael Caine

    as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

  • Peter Butterworth

    as 2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

  • John Adams

    as Constable (uncredited)

  • Avril Angers

    as Mother (uncredited)

  • John Barron

    as 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

  • William Baskiville

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Wallace Bosco

    as Copy Boy (uncredited)

  • Jim Brady

    as Man at Water Station (uncredited)

  • Robin Burns

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Alf Casha

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Norman Chappell

    as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

  • Richard Coleman

    as Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

  • Harold Coyne

    as Editor (uncredited)

  • Maxwell Craig

    as Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

  • George Curtis

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Peter Evans

    as Man in Pub (uncredited)

  • Geoffrey Frederick

    as Mitchell (uncredited)

  • Dave Griffiths

    as Workman (uncredited)

  • Aidan Harrington

    as Editor (uncredited)

  • Ruth Harrison

    as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Gordon Humphries

    as Man at Water Station (uncredited)

  • Fred Johnson

    as Archie (uncredited)

  • Gerry Judge

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Juba Kennerley

    as Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Dan Lester

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Aileen Lewis

    as Demonstrator (uncredited)

  • Leonard Llewellyn

    as Editor (uncredited)

  • Larry Martyn

    as Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

  • Jim McManus

    as Man at Water Station (uncredited)

  • Don McMurray

    as Man in Fight (uncredited)

  • Carmel McSharry

    as Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

  • Michael McStay

    as Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

  • Robert Moore

    as Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

  • Charles Morgan

    as Foreign Editor (uncredited)

  • Cecil Paul

    as Editor (uncredited)

  • Lisa Peake

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Frank Phillips

    as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

  • Charles Price

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • John Rae

    as Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

  • Edith Raye

    as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Bill Rayment

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Julie Samuel

    as Young Girl (uncredited)

  • Frank Schock

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Jeff Shane

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Frank Sieman

    as Print Room Manager (uncredited)

  • Jeff Silk

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Graham Skidmore

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Terence Soall

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Guy Standeven

    as Man at Funfair (uncredited)

  • John Tatham

    as Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

  • Joe Wadham

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

  • Terry Walsh

    as Man (uncredited)
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
Production F. Sherwin Green Associate Producer
Sound Stanley Black Original Music Composer
Production Clifton Brandon Production Manager
Directing Philip Shipway Assistant Director
Directing Terry Lens Second Assistant Director
Directing Bernard Williams Third Assistant Director
Art Martin Atkinson Draughtsman
Art Bill Bennison Draughtsman
Crew Peter Melrose Scenic Artist
Crew Peter Mullins Scenic Artist
Art Harry Parr Property Buyer
Art Geoffrey Tozer Assistant Art Director
Sound Buster Ambler Sound Recordist
Sound John Aldred ADR Mixer
Sound Peter Dukelow Boom Operator
Crew Pat Carr Special Effects Assistant
Crew Brian Johnson Special Effects Assistant
Visual Effects Doug Ferris Matte Painter
Camera Wally Byatt Focus Puller
Camera James Devis Focus Puller
Camera John Jay Still Photographer
Camera Jimmy Stilwell Clapper Loader
Costume & Make-Up Dulcie Midwinter Wardrobe Master
Costume & Make-Up Joyce Stoneman Wardrobe Assistant
Editing Mike Round First Assistant Editor
Sound Stanley Black Music Director
Crew Monty Norman Additional Music
Directing Pamela Carlton Continuity
Production Jill Langley Production Secretary
Crew Arthur Christiansen Technical Advisor

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