Name: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Director: Val Guest

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

When the US and Soviet Union unwittingly test nuclear weapons at the same time, scientists race to save Earth from catastrophe.

Director: Val Guest
Cast: Michael Goodliffe, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Leo McKern, Arthur Christiansen, Bernard Braden, Edward Judd, Gene Anderson, Janet Munro

Runtime: 01h 39m
Type: Movie

When the US and Soviet Union unwittingly test nuclear weapons at the same time, scientists race to save Earth from catastrophe.

Director: Val Guest
Cast: Michael Goodliffe, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Leo McKern, Arthur Christiansen, Bernard Braden, Edward Judd, Gene Anderson, Janet Munro

Runtime: 01h 39m
Type: Movie

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