Poster for the movie The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961 • 98 minutes
Science FictionDrama

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.

Picture of Janet Munro

Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig

Picture of Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Bill Maguire

Picture of Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Peter Stenning

Picture of Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Picture of Bernard Braden

Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor

Picture of Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Harry

Picture of Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson

May

Picture of Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Angela

Picture of Arthur Christiansen

Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Picture of Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Picture of Ian Ellis

Ian Ellis

Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Picture of Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

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Marianne Stone

Miss Evans (uncredited)

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John Dearth

Dick (uncredited)

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Edward Underdown

Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

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Robin Hawdon

Ronnie (uncredited)

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George Merritt

Smudge (uncredited)

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Verina Greenlaw

Trixie (uncredited)

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Jane Aird

Nanny (uncredited)

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Timothy Bateson

Printer (uncredited)

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Reginald Marsh

Picture Editor (uncredited)

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Peter Blythe

Copy Desk (uncredited)

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Pamela Green

Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

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Michael Caine

Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

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Peter Butterworth

2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

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John Adams

Constable (uncredited)

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Avril Angers

Mother (uncredited)

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John Barron

1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

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William Baskiville

Policeman (uncredited)

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Wallace Bosco

Copy Boy (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Robin Burns

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Alf Casha

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Norman Chappell

Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Picture of Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman

Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

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Harold Coyne

Editor (uncredited)

Picture of Maxwell Craig

Maxwell Craig

Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

Picture of George Curtis

George Curtis

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Peter Evans

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Frederick

Mitchell (uncredited)

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Dave Griffiths

Workman (uncredited)

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Aidan Harrington

Editor (uncredited)

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Ruth Harrison

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Picture of Gordon Humphries

Gordon Humphries

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Fred Johnson

Archie (uncredited)

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Gerry Judge

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

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Dan Lester

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Aileen Lewis

Demonstrator (uncredited)

Picture of Leonard Llewellyn

Leonard Llewellyn

Editor (uncredited)

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Larry Martyn

Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

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Jim McManus

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Picture of Don McMurray

Don McMurray

Man in Fight (uncredited)

Picture of Carmel McSharry

Carmel McSharry

Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

Picture of Michael McStay

Michael McStay

Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Picture of Robert Moore

Robert Moore

Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

Picture of Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan

Foreign Editor (uncredited)

Picture of Cecil Paul

Cecil Paul

Editor (uncredited)

Picture of Lisa Peake

Lisa Peake

Girl (uncredited)

Picture of Frank Phillips

Frank Phillips

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Picture of Charles Price

Charles Price

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Picture of John Rae

John Rae

Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

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Edith Raye

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Picture of Bill Rayment

Bill Rayment

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Picture of Julie Samuel

Julie Samuel

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Schock

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Jeff Shane

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Frank Sieman

Print Room Manager (uncredited)

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Jeff Silk

Policeman (uncredited)

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Graham Skidmore

Bit Part (uncredited)

Picture of Terence Soall

Terence Soall

Bit Part (uncredited)

Picture of Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Man at Funfair (uncredited)

Picture of John Tatham

John Tatham

Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

Picture of Joe Wadham

Joe Wadham

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Picture of Terry Walsh

Terry Walsh

Man (uncredited)