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1961 | DIRECTED BY VAL GUEST

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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Year
1961
Select Cast
Janet Munro
Leo McKern
Edward Judd
Michael Goodliffe
Bernard Braden
Reginald Beckwith
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
10th Oct 2025
Total views:
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Directed by
val guest Val Guest
Starring
Janet Munro
Leo McKern
Edward Judd
Michael Goodliffe
Bernard Braden
Reginald Beckwith
Gene Anderson
Rene Asherson
Arthur Christiansen
Austin Trevor
Edward Underdown
Ian Ellis
Jane Aird
John Barron
Timothy Bateson
Peter Blythe
Peter Butterworth
val guestMichael Caine
Norman Chappell
Geoffrey Chater
John Dearth
Verina Greenlaw
Pamela Green
Robin Hawdon
Fred Johnson
Reginald Marsh
Jim McManus
Carmel McSharry
George Merritt
Charles Morgan
John Rae
Terence Soall
Marianne Stone
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
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  • Brazil Brazil
  • Ukraine Ukraine
News from around the web
The 1961 film that was eerily prescient  BBC Mon, 14th August 2023

The Day the Earth Caught Fire review – Philip French on Val Guest’s lively nuclear angst thriller  The Guardian Sat, 15th November 2014

Film Locations for The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961), around London.  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations Mon, 29th April 2019

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961): A Classic Sci-Fi Movie With Strong Horror Undertones  Horror Obsessive Fri, 14th October 2022

Blu-Ray : Highly Recommended  High Def Digest Wed, 1st July 2020

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