1. The Day the Earth Caught Fire: The 1961 film that predicted a ... - BBC
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Released in 1961, the cult British sci-fi film The Day the Earth Caught Fire offers a stark warning that resonates with a heating planet today, writes Gregory Wakeman.
2. The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Sci-Fi Disaster, Nuclear War & British ...
Aug 21, 2024 · British apocalyptic science-fiction film, released in 1961, that was made during the height of the Cold War and reflected common fears about the nuclear arms ...
The Day the Earth Caught Fire, British apocalyptic science-fiction film, released in 1961, that was made during the height of the Cold War and reflected common fears about the nuclear arms race and possible harmful effects of nuclear weapons testing. Newspaper reporter Peter Stenning (played by
3. View topic - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - ALL SCI-FI
Jun 17, 2016 · The Earth's poles would no longer have ice caps year round, because the ice would only form when one of the poles was tilted away from the sun.
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4. The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Rotten Tomatoes
Peter Stenning (Edward Judd) is a depressed British reporter who gets by with the help of his friend, veteran journalist Bill Maguire (Leo McKern).
Peter Stenning (Edward Judd) is a depressed British reporter who gets by with the help of his friend, veteran journalist Bill Maguire (Leo McKern). Along with weather forecaster Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro), Peter and Bill discover that simultaneous U.S. and Russian nuclear explosions have drastically altered the earth's rotation. Fires and earthquakes ravage cities all over the world, and chaos and sickness descend upon the frightened survivors as they try to put the planet back on its axis.
5. Joe Dante Presents THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
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6. Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1961) - watershade.net
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), written, produced and directed by Val Guest. First Review. Superb UK-based end of the world story.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), written, produced and directed by Val Guest.
7. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
The Day the Earth Caught Fire · Brief Synopsis · Cast & Crew · Film Details · Synopsis · Director · Cast · Crew · Film Details.
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.
8. Val Guest and The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - Cagey Films
Dec 17, 2014 · The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961). With a script by Guest and Wolf Mankowitz based on an idea Guest had been nurturing for seven years, The ...
Val Guest instills story and characters with gripping realism in The Day the Earth Caught Fire, now released in an excellent Blu-ray edition by the BFI.
9. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Film) - TV Tropes
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a BAFTA-winning 1961 British science fiction film directed by Val Guest, starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern, and Janet Munro.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a BAFTA-winning 1961 British science fiction film directed by Val Guest, starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern, and Janet Munro. Co-written by Guest with Wolf Mankowitz, it's regarded as one of the best apocalyptic …
10. The Day the Earth Caught Fire - Offscreen
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A concise review of the great British science-fiction film, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, in its most recent incarnation, a BFI Blu Ray.
11. Val Guest's The Day the Earth Caught Fire - Culture Court
Then the premise of the film - that nuclear tests alter the earth's orbit, disrupt the climate and send the planet spiralling towards the sun - makes a deeper ...
Film Court/Culture Court review of The Day the Earth Caught Fire
12. The Day the Earth Caught Fire - Where to Watch and Stream
Earth is thrown off its orbit and hurtles toward the sun. Edward Judd, Janet Munro. Bill: Leo McKern. Editor: Arthur Christiansen. Night Editor: Michael ...
Find out how to watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Stream The Day the Earth Caught Fire, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide
13. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE. - movie music international. (mmi)
Feb 25, 2023 · The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) is a much underrated Sci-Fi classic, and it is probably due to it being released by British Lion rather than Hammer films.
GLOBAL WARMING? WHAT GLOBAL WARMING? The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) is a much underrated Sci-Fi classic, and it is probably due to it being released by British Lion rather than Hammer films t…
14. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) directed by Val Guest - Letterboxd
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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.
15. Cold War Climate Change: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Jun 10, 2022 · Stenning strolls down a deserted London street. In some of the film's original prints, the opening and closing scenes were tinted yellow to ...
Celebrating obscure but worthwhile genre films (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery-thrillers, and westerns) from the 1930s through the 1980s.
16. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) -- Full Movie Review!
To their credit, the producers focused on the effects of the "day the earth caught fire" on a small group of men and women who unravel the story in real-time ...
When I first pulled this one out of my mailbox, I looked at the title and figured it would be just another of the numerous, stinky sci-fi "The Day the..." movies that are my usual fare (such as 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1958's The Day the Sky Exploded, 1962's The Day of the Triffids, 1979's The Day Time Ended, 1975's The Day that Shook the World, 1979's The Day it Came to Earth, 1959's The Day the Earth Froze, and 1963's The Day the Martians Invaded Earth just to name a few). However, after watching it, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised to find that 1961's The Day the Earth Caught Fire is an excellent movie. It's very nicely shot, in gorgeous black and white, stocked with well-cast actors and pretty girls, and while it does drift a bit into early 1960s technobabble at times, it remains fairly grounded in scientific fact. To their credit, the producers focused on the effects of the "day the earth caught fire" on a small group of men and women who unravel the story in real-time just as we do, forgoing the expedient measure of relying on lame special effects and gratingly annoying voiceovers to keep the audience interested. I strongly suggest that any sci-fi fan find a copy of this one and give it a watch.
17. The Day The Earth Caught Fire | Film Locations
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Film locations for The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961), around London.
18. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - Only a Bloody Blog
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“It amounts to the biggest jolt the Earth’s taken since the ice age” Bill Maguire With so much of the early stages of this blog covering War films any diversions into different ge…
19. The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961) - The Magnificent 60s
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A more prescient picture you couldn’t find, tapping into a contemporary audience’s greatest fear – global warming. Its bold cliff-hanger ending would also appeal to a modern audience often left dan…
20. Watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire online - BFI Player
When the USA and Russia simultaneously test atomic bombs, the earth is knocked off its axis and set on a collision course with the sun.
The BFI’s HD remaster of the British sci-fi classic. A journalist discovers that the Earth has been knocked off its axis and is moving ever closer to the sun. Is the Earth doomed?
21. The Day the Earth Caught Fire - Trailers From Hell
Jul 11, 2020 · An ecological apocalypse is caused not by an atomic war but by atomic testing itself. It's the anti- Susan Sontag Sci-fi story: instead of ...
What’s the best Ecological Thriller of all time? Finally available in a good Region A disc is Val Guest and Wolf Mankowitz’s thrilling, realistic account of our world turned topsy-turvy, and perhaps plunging into a fiery oblivion. The violent shifts of climate and weather patterns echo today’s global warming chaos. Newspapermen Edward Judd and Leo McKern track down a frightening government secret; Janet Munro is the confidential clerk that leaks the truth. One of the top all-time British Science Fiction films is also a great newspaper story about the importance of a free press. Extras include a new Richard Harland Smith commentary.
22. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961): A Classic Sci-Fi Movie With ...
Oct 14, 2022 · Editor's note: All throughout October, the vibes get spookier and the nights get longer. It's the perfect time of year to watch horror ...
The Day the Earth Caught Fire might not be a horror movie in the traditional sense, but Neil Gray thinks it's still scary as hell.
23. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - Val Guest - film review
An in-depth review of the film The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) directed by Val Guest, featuring Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd.
An in-depth review of the film The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), directed by Val Guest.
24. Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1961) - BFI Screenonline
Despite an unlikely premise (nuclear explosions throw the planet off its orbit and send it hurtling towards the sun), the message is effectively conveyed with a ...
Nuclear tests send the Earth hurtling towards the Sun in this SF thriller
25. The Day the Earth Caught Fire Blu-ray review | Cine Outsider
Nov 16, 2014 · But since when did science fiction have to be science fact, an issue plaguing the makers of Interstellar right now (another film featuring ...
When your CV contains such a diverse and eclectic array of work that includes The Quatermass Xperiment (sic), Casino Royale (the 60s spoof) and Confessions of a Window Cleaner, no one can accuse you of pretention. But Val Guest directed some marvelous movies and one of his favourites - and without question my favourite of his oeuvre - is The Day The Earth Caught Fire. The rigorous, integrity-loaded tone of the movie is absolutely spot on. There is a potent and dynamic realism to this film that seems almost documentary-like. It never loses its way despite playing a credible, real end of the world scenario via the portrayal of a journo down on his luck, his broad attempts at seduction and the 60s newspaper milieu which may not be believable to real journalists but smacks of reality to us punters. Remember that fine cliché… Truth is good, reality is better but believability is king. Yes, there is the case of the science correspondent who was asked to give the script the once over came up with a comment very much like "Riveting read but utter balls…" referring to the event that triggers the massive global climate shifts. But since when did science fiction have to be science fact, an issue plaguing the makers of Interstellar right now (another film featuring Michael Caine). The Day The Earth Caught Fire was Caine's debut on screen and a very credible 'policeman giving directions' performance he delivers. From a small part to the big issue; the fact that mankind in its nuclear arro...
26. The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Wiki of the Arts | Fandom
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a British science fiction disaster film starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern and Janet Munro. ... It was directed by Val Guest and ...
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox film The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a British science fiction disaster film starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern and Janet Munro.[1] It was directed by Val Guest and released in 1961, and is one of the classic apocalyptic films of its era.[2][3][4] The film opened at the Odeon Marble Arch in London on 23 November 1961. The film, which was partly made on location in London and Brighton, used matte painting to create images of aban
27. Panic on the streets of London: filming The Day the Earth Caught Fire | BFI
Aug 18, 2014 · An all-time great London film, The Day the Earth Caught Fire sets the stage for the end of the world in real-life locations around the ...
An all-time great London film, The Day the Earth Caught Fire sets the stage for the end of the world in real-life locations around the capital.
