The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.051 |
Directed By
Val Guest
Crew
Harry Waxman
Val Guest
Val Guest
Wolf Mankowitz
Bill Lenny
Anthony Masters
Val Guest
Les Bowie
Moray Grant
Beatrice Dawson
Tony Sforzini
Joyce James
Chris Greenham
Scott Slimon
F. Sherwin Green
Stanley Black
Clifton Brandon
Philip Shipway
Terry Lens
Bernard Williams
Martin Atkinson
Bill Bennison
Peter Melrose
Peter Mullins
Harry Parr
Geoffrey Tozer
Buster Ambler
John Aldred
Peter Dukelow
Pat Carr
Brian Johnson
Doug Ferris
Wally Byatt
James Devis
John Jay
Jimmy Stilwell
Dulcie Midwinter
Joyce Stoneman
Mike Round
Stanley Black
Monty Norman
Pamela Carlton
Jill Langley
Arthur Christiansen
TOP CAST
Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern
Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith
Harry
Gene Anderson
May
Renée Asherson
Angela
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Miss Evans (uncredited)
John Dearth
Dick (uncredited)
Edward Underdown
Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Robin Hawdon
Ronnie (uncredited)
George Merritt
Smudge (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw
Trixie (uncredited)
Jane Aird
Nanny (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
Printer (uncredited)
Reginald Marsh
Picture Editor (uncredited)
Peter Blythe
Copy Desk (uncredited)
Pamela Green
Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Michael Caine
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Peter Butterworth
2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)
John Adams
Constable (uncredited)
Avril Angers
Mother (uncredited)
John Barron
1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)
William Baskiville
Policeman (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Robin Burns
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Alf Casha
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Norman Chappell
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)
Harold Coyne
Editor (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
George Curtis
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Peter Evans
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Geoffrey Frederick
Mitchell (uncredited)
Dave Griffiths
Workman (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington
Editor (uncredited)
Ruth Harrison
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries
Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Fred Johnson
Archie (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
Dan Lester
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn
Editor (uncredited)
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