The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
With Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Renée Asherson, Michael Goodliffe, Gene Anderson, Edward Underdown, Austin Trevor
Directed by Val Guest
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.
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