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1961 | DIRECTED BY VAL GUEST

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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1961
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Michael Caine
Janet Munro
Leo McKern
Edward Judd
Michael Goodliffe
Bernard Braden
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Directed by
val guest Val Guest
Starring
Janet Munro
Leo McKern
Edward Judd
Michael Goodliffe
Bernard Braden
Reginald Beckwith
Gene Anderson
Rene Asherson
Arthur Christiansen
Austin Trevor
Edward Underdown
Ian Ellis
Jane Aird
John Barron
Timothy Bateson
Peter Blythe
Peter Butterworth
val guestMichael Caine
Norman Chappell
Geoffrey Chater
John Dearth
Verina Greenlaw
Pamela Green
Robin Hawdon
Fred Johnson
Reginald Marsh
Jim McManus
Carmel McSharry
George Merritt
Charles Morgan
John Rae
Terence Soall
Marianne Stone
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Genres
Drama
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Romance
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Sci-Fi
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News from around the web
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)  IMDb Sun, 3rd May 2026

The 1961 film that was eerily prescient  BBC Mon, 14th August 2023

Sizzle reels: nine films to watch in a heatwave | Movies  The Guardian Tue, 23rd June 2026

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)  IMDb Fri, 6th March 2026

Film Locations for The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961), around London.  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations Mon, 29th April 2019

THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE [1961]  Horror Cult Films Fri, 22nd January 2021

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