The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Year:
1961
Production Country:
Great Britain
Nuclear testing by the Americans and Russians has tilted the Earth off its axis and sent it on a collision course with the sun. As a group of juornalists at London's Daily Express report the unfolding events, the superpowers plan to explode two more bombs hoping to set the planet back on it's original orbit.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jeannie Craig Janet Munro
- Bill Maguire Leo Mckern
- Peter Stenning Edward Judd
- 'Jacko' Jackson, night editor Michael Goodliffe
- Davis, news editor Bernard Braden
- Harry Reginald Beckwith
- May Gene Anderson
- Angela Renée Asherson
- 'Jeff' Jefferson, Daily Express editor Arthur Christiansen
- [Sir John Kelly] Austin Trevor
- [apartment block porter] Norman Chappell
- [second sub-editor] Peter Butterworth
- [foreign affairs editor] Charles Morgan
- ['Sandy' Sanderson] Edward Underdown
- [Michael, Stenning's son] Ian Ellis
- [nanny] Jane Aird
- [Ronnie] Robin Hawdon
- [first sub-editor] John Barron
- [Pat Holroyd] Geoffrey Chater
- [Trixie, child lost in fog] Verina Greenlaw
- [checkpoint policeman] Michael Caine
- [nurse at washing centre] Pamela Green
- [Miss Evans, Jeff's secretary] Marianne Stone
- [picture editor] Reginald Marsh
- [copy desk] Peter Blythe
- [print room] Timothy Bateson
- ['Smudge'] George Merritt
- ['Sarge'] John Rae
- [Archie] Fred Johnson
- [mother in Jeannie's apartment block] Carmel Mcsharry
- [.] Terence Soall
- [boy in water line queue] Steven Counterman
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Val Guest
- Assistant Director Philip Shipway
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Terry Lens
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Bernard Williams
- Continuity Pamela Carlton
Production
- ©/Production Company Melina Productions
- Presents Pax Films
- A British Lion Release British Lion Films
- A release through BLC
- Produced by Val Guest
- Associate Producer Frank Sherwin Green
- Production Manager Clifton Brandon
- [Production Accountant] Barry Davis
- [Assistant Accountant] Maureen Newman
- [Production Secretary] Jill Langley
- [Producer's Secretary] Terry Baldwin
- Made at Shepperton Studios
Writing
- Written for the screen by Wolf Mankowitz
- Written for the screen by Val Guest
Photography
- Director of Photography Harry Waxman
- Camera Operator Moray Grant
- [Focus Puller] Wally Byatt
- [Focus Puller] James Devis
- [Clapper Loader] Jimmy Stilwell
- [Chargehand Electrician] Bert Owen
Stills
- [Stills] John Jay
Special Effects
- Special Effects Les Bowie
Editing
- Editor Bill Lenny
- [Assistant Editor (1st)] Mike Round
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Gillian Scott
Design
- Art Director Tony Masters
- [Assistant Art Director] Geoffrey Tozer
- Set Decorator Scott Slimon
- [Draughtsman] Martin Atkinson
- [Draughtsman] Bill Bennison
- [Scenic Artist] Peter Melrose
- [Property Buyer] Harry Parr
- [Chargehand Props] E. Kell
- [Standby Props] A. Coates
Costumes
- Costume Designer Beatrice Dawson
- [Wardrobe Mistress] Dulcie Midwinter
- [Assistant Wardrobe] Joyce Stoneman
Make-up
- Make-up Tony Sforzini
- [Make-up Assistant] Robert Alexander
- Hairdressing Joyce James
Music
- Beatnik Music by Monty Norman
- Music Direction by Stanley Black
Sound
- Sound Recordist Buster Ambler
- Sound System Westrex Recording System
- [Boom Operator] Peter Dukelow
- Dubbing Editor Chris Greenham
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Arthur Christiansen
Publicity
- [Studio Publicity Director] Dora Dobson
