The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3055 Reviews)

Director:

Val Guest

Genres:

Drama Sci-Fi Romance

Cast:

Janet Munro Leo McKern Edward Judd Michael Goodliffe

Writer:

Wolf Mankowitz (written for the screen by)

Val Guest (written for the screen by)

Fullplot:

Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices causing a change to the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.

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