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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

- The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!

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.

Release Date : 1961-11-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pax Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Janet Munro

Character Name : Jeannie Craig

Original Name : Janet Munro

Gender : Female

Leo McKern

Character Name : Bill Maguire

Original Name : Leo McKern

Gender : Male

Edward Judd

Character Name : Peter Stenning

Original Name : Edward Judd

Gender : Male

Michael Goodliffe

Character Name : Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Original Name : Michael Goodliffe

Gender : Male

Bernard Braden

Character Name : Davis the News Editor

Original Name : Bernard Braden

Gender : Male

Reginald Beckwith

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Reginald Beckwith

Gender : Male

Gene Anderson

Character Name : May

Original Name : Gene Anderson

Gender : Male

Renée Asherson

Character Name : Angela

Original Name : Renée Asherson

Gender : Female

Arthur Christiansen

Character Name : 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Original Name : Arthur Christiansen

Gender : Male

Austin Trevor

Character Name : Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Original Name : Austin Trevor

Gender : Male

Ian Ellis

Character Name : Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Ellis

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Chater

Character Name : Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Original Name : Geoffrey Chater

Gender : Male

Marianne Stone

Character Name : Miss Evans (uncredited)

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

John Dearth

Character Name : Dick (uncredited)

Original Name : John Dearth

Gender : Male

Edward Underdown

Character Name : Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Underdown

Gender : Male

Robin Hawdon

Character Name : Ronnie (uncredited)

Original Name : Robin Hawdon

Gender : Male

George Merritt

Character Name : Smudge (uncredited)

Original Name : George Merritt

Gender : Male

Verina Greenlaw

Character Name : Trixie (uncredited)

Original Name : Verina Greenlaw

Gender : Female

Jane Aird

Character Name : Nanny (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Aird

Gender : Male

Timothy Bateson

Character Name : Printer (uncredited)

Original Name : Timothy Bateson

Gender : Male

Reginald Marsh

Character Name : Picture Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Reginald Marsh

Gender : Male

Peter Blythe

Character Name : Copy Desk (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Blythe

Gender : Male

Pamela Green

Character Name : Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

Original Name : Pamela Green

Gender : Female

Michael Caine

Character Name : Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Peter Butterworth

Character Name : 2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Butterworth

Gender : Male

John Adams

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : John Adams

Gender : Male

Avril Angers

Character Name : Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Avril Angers

Gender : Female

John Barron

Character Name : 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : John Barron

Gender : Male

William Baskiville

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : William Baskiville

Gender : Male

Wallace Bosco

Character Name : Copy Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Wallace Bosco

Gender : Male

Jim Brady

Character Name : Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Brady

Gender : Male

Robin Burns

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Robin Burns

Gender : Male

Alf Casha

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Alf Casha

Gender : Male

Norman Chappell

Character Name : Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Chappell

Gender : Male

Richard Coleman

Character Name : Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Coleman

Gender : Male

Harold Coyne

Character Name : Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Coyne

Gender : Male

Maxwell Craig

Character Name : Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Maxwell Craig

Gender : Male

George Curtis

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : George Curtis

Gender : Male

Peter Evans

Character Name : Man in Pub (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Evans

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Frederick

Character Name : Mitchell (uncredited)

Original Name : Geoffrey Frederick

Gender : Male

Dave Griffiths

Character Name : Workman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Griffiths

Gender : Male

Aidan Harrington

Character Name : Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Aidan Harrington

Gender : Male

Ruth Harrison

Character Name : Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Harrison

Gender : Male

Gordon Humphries

Character Name : Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Gordon Humphries

Gender : Male

Fred Johnson

Character Name : Archie (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Johnson

Gender : Male

Gerry Judge

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerry Judge

Gender : Male

Juba Kennerley

Character Name : Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Juba Kennerley

Gender : Male

Dan Lester

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Lester

Gender : Male

Aileen Lewis

Character Name : Demonstrator (uncredited)

Original Name : Aileen Lewis

Gender : Female

Leonard Llewellyn

Character Name : Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Llewellyn

Gender : Male

Larry Martyn

Character Name : Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Martyn

Gender : Male

Jim McManus

Character Name : Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim McManus

Gender : Male

Don McMurray

Character Name : Man in Fight (uncredited)

Original Name : Don McMurray

Gender : Male

Carmel McSharry

Character Name : Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

Original Name : Carmel McSharry

Gender : Female

Michael McStay

Character Name : Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael McStay

Gender : Male

Robert Moore

Character Name : Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Moore

Gender : Male

Charles Morgan

Character Name : Foreign Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Morgan

Gender : Male

Cecil Paul

Character Name : Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Cecil Paul

Gender : Male

Lisa Peake

Character Name : Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Lisa Peake

Gender : Male

Frank Phillips

Character Name : Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Phillips

Gender : Male

Charles Price

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Price

Gender : Male

John Rae

Character Name : Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Rae

Gender : Male

Edith Raye

Character Name : Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Edith Raye

Gender : Male

Bill Rayment

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Rayment

Gender : Male

Julie Samuel

Character Name : Young Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Julie Samuel

Gender : Female

Frank Schock

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Schock

Gender : Male

Jeff Shane

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Shane

Gender : Male

Frank Sieman

Character Name : Print Room Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Sieman

Gender : Male

Jeff Silk

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Silk

Gender : Male

Graham Skidmore

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Graham Skidmore

Gender : Male

Terence Soall

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Terence Soall

Gender : Male

Guy Standeven

Character Name : Man at Funfair (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Standeven

Gender : Male

John Tatham

Character Name : Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

Original Name : John Tatham

Gender : Male

Joe Wadham

Character Name : Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Wadham

Gender : Male

Terry Walsh

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry Walsh

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-09

Newspaper editor "Bill" (Leo McKern) is trying to keep his team focused on churning out the Daily Express whilst the Russians and the Americans are detonating nuclear devices all over the shop. When two of them explode simultaneously and knock the Earth out of it's orbit, things really do start to heat up and his reporter "Stenning" (Edward Judd) and feisty switchboard worker "Jeannie" (Janet Munro) have to try to get to the bottom of things. Just imagine the red tape involved as the government officials put up all sorts of barricades to him finding out anything - possibly because they don't really know a great deal more themselves. What now ensues is a mixture of romance coupled with some increasingly exasperating investigative journalism as we appear to be heading straight into the path of the sun. Might there be a way to arrest this inevitability? More bombs perhaps? We'll have to tune into the Prime Ministerial broadcast at 9pm... Made when the cold war was alive and well, this is quite an interesting story that when you strip it back offers us quite a potent look at the futility of nuclear weapons. The drama here doesn't politicise anything, but it does use the buzzing dynamic of the newsroom to present us with a story of mankind's own stupidity and bloody-mindedness. There's a solid supporting cast and a welcome bit of sarcasm in the dialogue and it's at the better end of the apocalyptic drama genre.

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griggs79

@griggs79

2024-12-02

_The Day the Earth Caught Fire_ may be a product of the Cold War era, however, its portrayal of climate chaos and human hubris resonates with today's alarming realities. The film's depiction of the creeping disasters unfolding around us in slow motion feels less like a work of fiction and more like a stark cautionary tale we've chosen to ignore—a searing reminder of the fragility of our planet.