The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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1h 38min | Drama, Science Fiction | Nov 1, 1961 | Released

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.

Director: Val Guest

Producer: Val Guest

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Cast (24 Members)

Timothy Bateson

Printer (uncredited)

Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Bill Maguire

Renée Asherson

Angela

Copy Desk (uncredited)

Smudge (uncredited)

Peter Stenning

Sir John Kelly

Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Jeannie Craig

Edward Underdown

Dick Sanderson

Reginald Beckwith

Harry

Verina Greenlaw

Trixie (uncredited)

Miss Evans (uncredited)

Ronnie (uncredited)

Davis the News Editor

May

Dick (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Michael Stenning

Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

Picture Editor (uncredited)

Nanny (uncredited)

Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Timothy Bateson Printer (uncredited)

Michael Caine Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Leo McKern Bill Maguire

Renée Asherson Angela

Peter Blythe Copy Desk (uncredited)

George Merritt Smudge (uncredited)

Edward Judd Peter Stenning

Austin Trevor Sir John Kelly

Michael Goodliffe Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Janet Munro Jeannie Craig

Edward Underdown Dick Sanderson

Reginald Beckwith Harry

Verina Greenlaw Trixie (uncredited)

Marianne Stone Miss Evans (uncredited)

Robin Hawdon Ronnie (uncredited)

Bernard Braden Davis the News Editor

Gene Anderson May

John Dearth Dick (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Ian Ellis Michael Stenning

Pamela Green Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

Reginald Marsh Picture Editor (uncredited)

Jane Aird Nanny (uncredited)

Arthur Christiansen 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Crew (12 Members)

Anthony Masters

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Beatrice Dawson

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Editor

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Anthony Masters Art Direction

Les Bowie Special Effects

Wolf Mankowitz Writer

Beatrice Dawson Costume Design

Moray Grant Camera Operator

Tony Sforzini Makeup Artist

Val Guest Director

Bill Lenny Editor

Harry Waxman Director of Photography

Chris Greenham ADR & Dubbing

Scott Slimon Set Decoration

Joyce James Hairstylist

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Timothy Bateson

35

28

41

Anthony Masters

42

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