The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 1, 1961

Original Title:
The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Alternate Titles:
...e la Terra prese fuoco
A nap, amikor a Föld lángra lobbant
Dagen jorden ble satt i brann
Den sidste paddehat
Der Tag, an dem die Erde Feuer fing
Dzień, w którym Ziemia stanęła w ogniu
E la terra prese fuoco
El día en que la Tierra se incendió
El día que la Tierra se incendió
Jordens sista dag
Le Jour où la Terre prit feu
Maailmanloppu
O Dia em Que a Terra se Incendiou
O Mundo em Chamas
Världens undergång
Ziua in care a fost incendiat Pamantul
Όταν η Γη πήρε φωτιά
День, когда загорелась Земля

Genres:
Drama | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Pax Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6  GB: U|PG  KR: 12 

Runtime: 98

The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!

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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ADR & Dubbing:
Chris Greenham

ADR Mixer:
John Aldred

Additional Music:
Monty Norman

Art Direction:
Anthony Masters

Assistant Art Director:
Geoffrey Tozer

Assistant Director:
Philip Shipway

Associate Producer:
F. Sherwin Green

Boom Operator:
Peter Dukelow

Camera Operator:
Moray Grant

Clapper Loader:
Jimmy Stilwell

Continuity:
Pamela Carlton

Costume Design:
Beatrice Dawson

Director:
Val Guest

Director of Photography:
Harry Waxman

Draughtsman:
Martin Atkinson
Bill Bennison

Editor:
Bill Lenny

First Assistant Editor:
Mike Round

Focus Puller:
Wally Byatt
James Devis

Hairstylist:
Joyce James

Makeup Artist:
Tony Sforzini

Matte Painter:
Doug Ferris

Music Director:
Stanley Black

Original Music Composer:
Stanley Black

Producer:
Val Guest

Production Manager:
Clifton Brandon

Production Secretary:
Jill Langley

Property Buyer:
Harry Parr

Scenic Artist:
Peter Melrose
Peter Mullins

Second Assistant Director:
Terry Lens

Set Decoration:
Scott Slimon

Sound Recordist:
Buster Ambler

Special Effects:
Les Bowie

Special Effects Assistant:
Pat Carr
Brian Johnson

Still Photographer:
John Jay

Technical Advisor:
Arthur Christiansen

Third Assistant Director:
Bernard Williams

Wardrobe Assistant:
Joyce Stoneman

Wardrobe Master:
Dulcie Midwinter

Writer:
Val Guest
Wolf Mankowitz

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