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.

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest's production has a fascinating yarn, some very sound thesping and an authentic Fleet Street (newspaper) background.

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.

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire remains as exciting, prescient and as relevant as it did in 1961. The restoration is fantastic and the film is presented with masses of great extras, including an archive ...

Through the disaster the superpowers begin to co-operate - but will humanity get a second chance? "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" is on BBC1, 12.50am, Friday 19th October.

Fleet Street goes sci-fi: Daily Express's starring role in The Day The Earth Caught Fire COVER-ups and global destruction as revealed by Fleet Street's finest. Now a digitally restored version of ...

Space, midnight Despite its hokey title, this is a powerful, remarkably prescient movie, and in fact won the British Academy Award for best screenplay. Strange weather is plaguing the Earth: the ...

Val Guest's 1962 movie "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" was a chilling examination of global climate gone awry that was way before its time.