The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Sci-Fi 1962 1 hr 34 min BFI Player Classics

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When the Americans test a nuclear weapon at the South Pole at the exact moment that the Soviets are testing their own weapon at the North, the earth's axis is jolted out of alignment, causing catastrophic changes in global weather patterns.

Sci-Fi 1962 1 hr 34 min BFI Player Classics

Unrated

Starring Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd

Director Val Guest

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Janet Munro

Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern

Bill Maguire
Edward Judd

Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden

Davis the News Editor

About

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

SCI-FI

When the Americans test a nuclear weapon at the South Pole at the exact moment that the Soviets are testing their own weapon at the North, the earth's axis is jolted out of alignment, causing catastrophic changes in global weather patterns.

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Rotten 2

Information

Studio: Lionsgate
Released: 1962
Run Time: 1 hr 34 min
Rated: Unrated
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.