The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Directed by
Val Guest
Starring
Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern
Duration
98 min.
Year
1961

During the Cold War, when the USA and the USSR are conducting nuclear tests at the same time, a British journalist discovers the disastrous consequences of these simultaneous military operations. A disaster film in the tradition of 1960s apocalyptic science fiction.

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