The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Val Guest
1961-11-01

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
6.795
98 min

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

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