The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

6.8 Rating1961-11-01Science Fiction, Drama

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.

Cast

Janet Munro

Janet Munro

as Jeannie Craig

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

as Bill Maguire

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

as Peter Stenning

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Bernard Braden

Bernard Braden

as Davis the News Editor

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

as Harry

Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson

as May

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

as Angela

Arthur Christiansen

Arthur Christiansen

as 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)