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  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
  • Unrated
    99 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Unrated
99 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.
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Director
Writers
Wolf Mankowitz (written for the screen by) | Val Guest (written for the screen by)
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Release date
May 1962 (United States)

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