The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!
98 mins
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.
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor
Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)
John Dearth
Dick (uncredited)
Jane Aird
Nanny (uncredited)
John Adams
Constable (uncredited)
William Baskiville
Policeman (uncredited)
Robin Burns
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Alf Casha
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Norman Chappell
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)
Harold Coyne
Editor (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
George Curtis
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Peter Evans
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Geoffrey Frederick
Mitchell (uncredited)
Dave Griffiths
Workman (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington
Editor (uncredited)
Ruth Harrison
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries
Man at Water Station (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)
Dan Lester
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn
Editor (uncredited)
Larry Martyn
Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Don McMurray
Man in Fight (uncredited)
Michael McStay
Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)
Robert Moore
Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
Charles Morgan
Foreign Editor (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Editor (uncredited)
Frank Phillips
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Price
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
John Rae
Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)
Edith Raye
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Bill Rayment
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Julie Samuel
Young Girl (uncredited)
Frank Schock
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jeff Shane
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Frank Sieman
Print Room Manager (uncredited)
Jeff Silk
Policeman (uncredited)
Graham Skidmore
Bit Part (uncredited)
Terence Soall
Bit Part (uncredited)
John Tatham
Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Waxman
Director of Photography
Bill Lenny
Editor
Les Bowie
Special Effects
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design
Moray Grant
Camera Operator
Chris Greenham
ADR & Dubbing
Joyce James
Hairstylist
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
F. Sherwin Green
Associate Producer
Clifton Brandon
Production Manager
Philip Shipway
Assistant Director
Terry Lens
Second Assistant Director
Bernard Williams
Third Assistant Director
Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman
Bill Bennison
Draughtsman
Peter Melrose
Scenic Artist
Peter Mullins
Scenic Artist
Harry Parr
Property Buyer
Geoffrey Tozer
Assistant Art Director
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
John Aldred
ADR Mixer
Peter Dukelow
Boom Operator
Pat Carr
Special Effects Assistant
Brian Johnson
Special Effects Assistant
Doug Ferris
Matte Painter
Wally Byatt
Focus Puller
James Devis
Focus Puller
John Jay
Still Photographer
Jimmy Stilwell
Clapper Loader
Dulcie Midwinter
Wardrobe Master
Joyce Stoneman
Wardrobe Assistant
Mike Round
First Assistant Editor
Monty Norman
Additional Music
Pamela Carlton
Continuity
Jill Langley
Production Secretary
Arthur Christiansen
Technical Advisor