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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

By on July 4, 2014
Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Run time: 98 min
Rating: 7.2
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Romance
Director: Val Guest
Writers: Wolf Mankowitz, Val Guest
Stars: Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern
Storyline
Edward Judd plays a reporter who breaks the story of nuclear tests having shifted the Earth’s orbit, sending the planet plummeting towards the sun!  Yikes!  In the first rank of sci-fi thrillers, this one is almost too realistic for comfort.
Details:
Release Date: May 1962 (USA)
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