Customer Ratings & Reviews

When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth causing it to sort-of straighten up from its current 23.5 degrees which it turn causes it to begin heating up along with many other disasters. "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" is a good old-fashioned, black & white 1960's Science Fiction/disaster-movie classic that effectively merges two giant contemporary fears at once, namely the Cold War and the rapidly evolving nuclear science of the time. The acting performances are splendid, with Leo McKern, Edward Judd and the adorable Janet Munro. It is a vastly underrated Sci-Fi gem, probably because it wasn't a Hammer production, and genre fans should urgently re-discover it. Highly recommended!