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Release
01/11/1961
Rating
⭐ 6.8/10
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Genres
Science FictionDrama
Languages
English
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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.

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Geronimo1967
Geronimo19672024-05-09T07:38:33.654Z
7/10

Newspaper editor "Bill" (Leo McKern) is trying to keep his team focused on churning out the Daily Express whilst the Russians and the Americans are detonating nuclear devices all over the shop. When two of them explode simultaneously and knock the Earth out of it's orbi...

griggs79
griggs792024-12-02T11:04:38.876Z
6/10

The Day the Earth Caught Fire may be a product of the Cold War era, however, its portrayal of climate chaos and human hubris resonates with today's alarming realities. The film's depiction of the creeping disasters unfolding around us in slow motion feels less like a ...

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