The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Ratings:
6.8 (TMDb)
Released:
1961-11-01
Runtime:
98 min
Genres:
Science Fiction, Drama
Countries:
United Kingdom
Director:
Val Guest
Actors:
Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Renée Asherson
Synopsis
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.
