The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True! 1961-11-01 United Kingdom 98 Min. PG-13
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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
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)