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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Genre:Science FictionDrama

Released:1961-11-01

Runtime:98

Overview

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.


Cast:

Janet Munro

Character: Jeannie Craig

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Leo McKern

Character: Bill Maguire

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Edward Judd

Character: Peter Stenning

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Michael Goodliffe

Character: Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

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Bernard Braden

Character: Davis the News Editor

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Reginald Beckwith

Character: Harry

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Gene Anderson

Character: May

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Renée Asherson

Character: Angela

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Arthur Christiansen

Character: 'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

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Austin Trevor

Character: Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

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Ian Ellis

Character: Michael Stenning (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Chater

Character: Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

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Marianne Stone

Character: Miss Evans (uncredited)

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John Dearth

Character: Dick (uncredited)

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Edward Underdown

Character: Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

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Robin Hawdon

Character: Ronnie (uncredited)

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George Merritt

Character: Smudge (uncredited)

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Verina Greenlaw

Character: Trixie (uncredited)

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Jane Aird

Character: Nanny (uncredited)

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Timothy Bateson

Character: Printer (uncredited)

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Reginald Marsh

Character: Picture Editor (uncredited)

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Peter Blythe

Character: Copy Desk (uncredited)

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Pamela Green

Character: Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

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Michael Caine

Character: Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

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Peter Butterworth

Character: 2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

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John Adams

Character: Constable (uncredited)

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Avril Angers

Character: Mother (uncredited)

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John Barron

Character: 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

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William Baskiville

Character: Policeman (uncredited)

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Wallace Bosco

Character: Copy Boy (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Character: Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Robin Burns

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Alf Casha

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Norman Chappell

Character: Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

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Richard Coleman

Character: Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

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Harold Coyne

Character: Editor (uncredited)

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George Curtis

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Peter Evans

Character: Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Frederick

Character: Mitchell (uncredited)

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Dave Griffiths

Character: Workman (uncredited)

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Aidan Harrington

Character: Editor (uncredited)

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Ruth Harrison

Character: Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Gordon Humphries

Character: Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Fred Johnson

Character: Archie (uncredited)

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Gerry Judge

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Character: Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

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Dan Lester

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Leonard Llewellyn

Character: Editor (uncredited)

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Larry Martyn

Character: Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

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Jim McManus

Character: Man at Water Station (uncredited)

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Don McMurray

Character: Man in Fight (uncredited)

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Carmel McSharry

Character: Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

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Michael McStay

Character: Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

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Robert Moore

Character: Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

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Charles Morgan

Character: Foreign Editor (uncredited)

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Cecil Paul

Character: Editor (uncredited)

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Lisa Peake

Character: Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Phillips

Character: Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Charles Price

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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John Rae

Character: Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

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Edith Raye

Character: Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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Bill Rayment

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Julie Samuel

Character: Young Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Schock

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Jeff Shane

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Frank Sieman

Character: Print Room Manager (uncredited)

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Jeff Silk

Character: Policeman (uncredited)

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Graham Skidmore

Character: Bit Part (uncredited)

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Terence Soall

Character: Bit Part (uncredited)

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Guy Standeven

Character: Man at Funfair (uncredited)

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John Tatham

Character: Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

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Joe Wadham

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Terry Walsh

Character: Man (uncredited)

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Peter Sallis

Character: Man (uncredited)

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