The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
- Directed by
- Val Guest
- Genre
- disaster film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, flashback film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 171 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In London, a newspaper reporter uncovers that simultaneous nuclear tests have knocked Earth off its axis, sending it hurtling toward the sun. He and his colleagues race to inform the public and cope with the escalating heat and chaos as the government keeps the crisis secret.
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What happens
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a 1961 British science-fiction disaster film directed by Val Guest and starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern, and Janet Munro. It is one of the classic apocalyptic films of its era. The film opened at the Odeon Marble Arch in London on 23 November 1961. In August 2014, a restored version was screened at the British Museum's summer open-air cinema. The film, which was partly made on location in London and Brighton, used matte painting to create images of abandoned cities and desolate landscapes. The production also featured the real Daily Express, even using the paper's own headquarters, the Daily Express Building in Fleet Street, and featuring Arthur Christiansen as the Express editor, a job he had held in real life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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