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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - film poster, directed by Val Guest

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961
98 min United Kingdom Feature
Directed by
Val Guest
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Synopsis

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.

Key facts

Original language English
Home video distributors Thorn EMI Video (United States)
Setting London

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Festival History

Titles
Alternate title Le Jour où la terre prit feu
VHS & home video releases
VHS Thorn EMI Video (cat. no. 901 VHS) United States, clamshell
Versions & editions
Original version (English)
Home video VHS United States 901 VHS
Identifiers & sources
Wikidata Q1197267
IMDb tt0054790
TMDB 28430
CQ 60747

Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)

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