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Release Date:
June 14, 1957
Original Title:
The Night the World Exploded
Alternate Titles:
Το Τέλος του Κόσμου Πλησιάζει
Genres:
Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Clover Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 64
With his assistant, Laura Hutchinson, Dr. David Conway develops a device to advance the fledgling science of earthquake prediction. After forecasting a large trembleor that will rock California within twenty-four hours, Conway cannot persuade the Governor to act. When the prediction proves true and further tests indicate that there are more quakes to come, Conway and Laura seek to perfect their device. Subsequent tests deep within Carlsbad Caverns discover an unknown element—E-112—that is responsible for the earthquakes and threatens to destroy the globe if it ever reaches the surface. The team determines that with only four weeks until Armageddon, the race is on to neutralize the killer element before it takes a devastating toll.
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Art Direction:
Paul Palmentola
Director:
Fred F. Sears
Director of Photography:
Benjamin H. Kline
Editor:
Paul Borofsky
Producer:
Sam Katzman
Set Decoration:
Sidney Clifford
Sound:
J.S. Westmoreland
Writer:
Jack Natteford
Luci Ward
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