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.
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Cast
74 people
Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig
Known for
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Swiss Family Robinson
Leo McKern
Bill Maguire
Known for
The Blue Lagoon
A Man for All Seasons
Edward Judd
Peter Stenning
Known for
Jack the Ripper
First Men in the Moon
Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Known for
Peeping Tom
The Gorgon
Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor
Also in
Love in Pawn
The Full Treatment
Reginald Beckwith
Harry
Known for
Night of the Demon
A Shot in the Dark
Gene Anderson
May
Also in
The Long Haul
The Break
Renée Asherson
Angela
Known for
The Others
Henry V
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Known for
The Red Shoes
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Also in
The War Game
The Flood
Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Known for
if....
Endless Night
Val Guest Director · Wolf Mankowitz Writer Stanley Black Composer
United States release March 14, 1962 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Universal Pictures
Production
Pax Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 1, 1961
Theatrical
United States · March 14, 1962
Theatrical
France
October 1, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
April 30, 1971 · TV
Portugal
February 11, 1963 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 2, 2022 · Digital · Seoul International Eco Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 17, 2014 · Physical · DVD Blu-ray
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