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DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 12, 2001
• R2: 27 Aug 2001
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country UK
Studio British Lion Films, Pax, Universal
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Other Titles
• The Day the Earth Caught Fire
• The Day the Sky Caught Fire (1961)
• Der Tag, an dem die Erde Feuer fing (1971)
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Genre: Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Disaster, Disturbing
Plot: When the Americans test a nuclear weapon at the South Pole at the exact moment that the Soviets are testing their own weapon at the North, the earth's axis is jolted out of alignment, causing catastrophic changes in global weather patterns. Additionally, the earth has been dislodged from its orbit, and is now hurtling towards the sun. It's a race against time as the world prepares for additional nuclear detonations which could restore life as we know it. This classic piece of British science fiction won a British Academy Award for Best Screenplay and has been completely restored by Anchor Bay, including tinted sequences not seen since the movie's original theatrical release in 1961.
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| Directed by |
Val Guest
Casino Royale, The Quatermass Xperiment, The Abominable Snowman |
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| Written by |
Wolf Mankowitz
Casino Royale, Black Beauty, The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll | Val Guest
Another Man's Poison, The Ghost Train, The Persuaders! |
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| Cast |
Janet Munro
Swiss Family Robinson, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, The Trollenberg Terror |
 | Leo McKern
Ladyhawke, The Blue Lagoon, A Man for All Seasons |
 | Michael Caine
Batman Begins, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Cider House Rules |
 | Edward Judd
First Men in the Moon, The Long Ships, Island of Terror | | | | |
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| Music By |
Stanley Black
The Trollenberg Terror, The Battle of the Sexes, Summer Holiday | Monty Norman
The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, GoldenEye |
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