THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (SPECIAL EDITION) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1961
• Genre: Classic, Science-Fiction
• Plot: From Val Guest, the director of The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass 2, The Abominable Snowman and Hell Is a City, comes one of the greatest doomsday movies ever made! When the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously set off nuclear explosions, London's Daily Express begins to report on bizarre weather changes around the world. But when the reporters dig deeper, they discover that the blasts have knocked Earth off its axis and sent it hurtling towards the sun. Now, as scorching heat and devastating floods plague the planet, cities explode in chaos and mankind is left with one last hope: A final massive detonation that will either re-balance Earth's orbit or de­stroy the world forever! Produced, directed and co-written by Guest, this British classic is legendary for its brilliant dialogue, chilling realism and one of the most provocative endings in sci-fi history. Beautifully shot in stunning black-and-white Cinemascope by Harry Waxman (The Wicker Man, Brighton Rock) and starring Janet Munro (The Crawling Eye), Leo McKern (A Man for All Seasons) and Edward Judd (First Men in the Moon), The Day the Earth Caught Fire is now completely re-mastered in 4K from the original vault materials. ;
• Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, John Adams, Jane Aird, Avril Angers, John Barron, William Baskiville, Timothy Bateson, Peter Blythe, Wallace Bosco, Robin Burns, Peter Butterworth, Michael Caine, Alf Casha, Norman Chappell, Geoffrey Chater, Richard Coleman, Harold Coyne, Maxwell Craig, George Curtis, John Dearth, Ian Ellis, Peter Evans, Pamela Green, Verina Greenlaw, Aidan Harrington, Robin Hawdon, Fred Johnson, Gerry Judge, Juba Kennerley, Aileen Lewis, Leonard Llewellyn, Reginald Marsh, Jim McManus, Carmel McSharry, George Merritt, Charles Morgan, Jim O'Brady, Cecil Paul, Lisa Peake, Charles Price, John Rae, Edith Raye, Bill Rayment, Frank Schock, Jeff Shane, Jeff Silk, Graham Skidmore, Terence Soall, Guy Standeven, Marianne Stone, John Tatham, Austin Trevor, Edward Underdown, Joe Wadham, Terry Walsh, Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz, Harry Waxman, Bill Lenny, Stanley Black, Buster Ambler, Anthony Masters
• Director: Val Guest
• Runtime: 1:39
• Company: Kino Lorber, StudioCanal, Melina Productions
• Media Format: Movie