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The Day The Earth Caught Fire [1961]
 
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The Day The Earth Caught Fire [1961]
DVD ~ Janet Munro
4.7 out of 5 stars  (10 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden
  • Directors: Val Guest
  • Format: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Aug 2001
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (10 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital Mono
    • Sub Titles: None
    • Scene Selection
    • Stills Gallery
    • Interview With Leo McKern
    • Commentary With Director Val Guest
    • Trailer
    • US Television Spots
  • ASIN: B00005NMVV
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,892 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

    Popular in this category:

    #22 in  DVD > Classics > Science Fiction & Fantasy

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DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Fully restored and remastered version of "The Day The Earth Caught Fire"
Scenee Selection
Production Notes
Biographies
Stills galleries
Interview with Leo McKern
Commentary with Director Val GUest
Trailer
US Television Spots
16:9 Anamorphic
Black and White
Dolby Digital Mono English
Subtitles: none

Synopsis
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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