The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

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.

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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Janet Munro
Janet Munro
as Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
as Bill Maguire
Edward Judd
Edward Judd
as Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
as Jacko Jackson the Night Editor
Bernard Braden
Bernard Braden
as Davis the News Editor
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith
as Harry
Gene Anderson
Gene Anderson
as May
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
as Angela
Arthur Christiansen
Arthur Christiansen
as 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor
as Sir John Kelly (uncredited)
Ian Ellis
Ian Ellis
as Michael Stenning (uncredited)
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
as Pat Holroyd (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
as Miss Evans (uncredited)
John Dearth
John Dearth
as Dick (uncredited)
Edward Underdown
Edward Underdown
as Dick Sanderson (uncredited)
Robin Hawdon
Robin Hawdon
as Ronnie (uncredited)
George Merritt
George Merritt
as Smudge (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw
Verina Greenlaw
as Trixie (uncredited)
Jane Aird
Jane Aird
as Nanny (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
as Printer (uncredited)
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh
as Picture Editor (uncredited)
Peter Blythe
Peter Blythe
as Copy Desk (uncredited)
Pamela Green
Pamela Green
as Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth
as 2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)
John Adams
John Adams
as Constable (uncredited)
Avril Angers
Avril Angers
as Mother (uncredited)
John Barron
John Barron
as 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)
William Baskiville
William Baskiville
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Wallace Bosco
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
as Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Robin Burns
Robin Burns
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Alf Casha
Alf Casha
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Norman Chappell
Norman Chappell
as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Richard Coleman
as Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)
Harold Coyne
Harold Coyne
as Editor (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Maxwell Craig
as Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
George Curtis
George Curtis
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Peter Evans
Peter Evans
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Geoffrey Frederick
Geoffrey Frederick
as Mitchell (uncredited)
Dave Griffiths
Dave Griffiths
as Workman (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington
Aidan Harrington
as Editor (uncredited)
Ruth Harrison
Ruth Harrison
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries
Gordon Humphries
as Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson
as Archie (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Gerry Judge
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Juba Kennerley
as Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
Dan Lester
Dan Lester
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Aileen Lewis
as Demonstrator (uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn
Leonard Llewellyn
as Editor (uncredited)
Larry Martyn
Larry Martyn
as Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Jim McManus
Jim McManus
as Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Don McMurray
Don McMurray
as Man in Fight (uncredited)
Carmel McSharry
Carmel McSharry
as Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)
Michael McStay
Michael McStay
as Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Robert Moore
Robert Moore
as Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
Charles Morgan
Charles Morgan
as Foreign Editor (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Cecil Paul
as Editor (uncredited)
Lisa Peake
Lisa Peake
as Girl (uncredited)
Frank Phillips
Frank Phillips
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Price
Charles Price
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
John Rae
John Rae
as Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)
Edith Raye
Edith Raye
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Bill Rayment
Bill Rayment
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Julie Samuel
Julie Samuel
as Young Girl (uncredited)
Frank Schock
Frank Schock
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jeff Shane
Jeff Shane
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Frank Sieman
Frank Sieman
as Print Room Manager (uncredited)
Jeff Silk
Jeff Silk
as Policeman (uncredited)
Graham Skidmore
Graham Skidmore
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Terence Soall
Terence Soall
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven
as Man at Funfair (uncredited)
John Tatham
John Tatham
as Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Joe Wadham
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Terry Walsh
Terry Walsh
as Man (uncredited)
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