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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

1961-11-01 · 1h 38m · EN
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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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Wolf MankowitzWriterVal GuestDirector, Writer

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Janet MunroJanet MunroJeannie CraigLeo McKernLeo McKernBill MaguireEdward JuddEdward JuddPeter StenningMichael GoodliffeMichael GoodliffeJacko Jackson the Night EditorBernard BradenBernard BradenDavis the News EditorReginald BeckwithReginald BeckwithHarryGene AndersonGene AndersonMayArthur ChristiansenArthur Christiansen'Jeff' Jefferson - EditorAustin TrevorAustin TrevorSir John KellyRenée AshersonRenée AshersonAngela (uncredited)Ian EllisIan EllisMichael StenningGeoffrey ChaterGeoffrey ChaterPat Holroyd (uncredited)

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End of the worldDisasterLondon, englandDisaster movieSunNewspaperEarthGlobal warmingHeatNewsroom

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Genre affinityDrama · Romance · Science FictionTheme affinityEnd Of The World · Disaster · London EnglandMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomance · Global WarmingDirector preference136215

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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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