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1961 | DIRECTED BY VAL GUEST

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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Year
1961
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Michael Caine
Janet Munro
Leo McKern
Edward Judd
Michael Goodliffe
Bernard Braden
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
17th Jun 2026
Total views:
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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
Romance
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
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