Film
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961· 6· 1h 38m· Drama· Science-fiction
“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.
1961-11-01
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Key Crew
DirectorVal Guest
WriterVal Guest
ProducerVal Guest
Director of PhotographyHarry Waxman
Original Music ComposerStanley Black
EditorBill Lenny
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Details
Released1961-11-01
Runtime1h 38m · 6
StatusReleased
StudiosPax Films
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.8/10 · 171 votes
Original languageen
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