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"The Day the Earth Caught Fire" quotes

The Day the Earth Caught Fire poster
When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.

Director: Val Guest
Writer: Wolf Mankowitz, Val Guest
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance, sci-fi
Year: 1961
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 01 May 1962
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

22 video clips

Peter StenningBill MaguireCheckpoint PolicemanSir John KellyJeannie CraigPat HolroydDick SandersonMayHarry
So Man has sown the wind and reaped the whirlwind - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:21 So Man has sown the wind and reaped the whirlwind No woman's irreplaceable - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:12 No woman's irreplaceable What am I supposed to do with these protest letters - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:32 What am I supposed to do with these protest letters Anything you can split I can split better - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:04 Anything you can split I can split better They've shifted the tilt of the earth - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:11 They've shifted the tilt of the earth I don't care a tinker's damn about this eclips33e of the sun as such - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:33 I don't care a tinker's damn about this eclips33e... You ought to see the way they're bringing him up - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:20 You ought to see the way they're bringing him up What does that mean - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:19 What does that mean When you're asked - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:12 When you're asked The official releases - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:35 The official releases As I am sure most of you will know - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:15 As I am sure most of you will know He's been certified - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:08 He's been certified They got me doing your homework - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:35 They got me doing your homework A quote on sun spots - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:35 A quote on sun spots They say that those two bangs did more than alter the tilt - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:12 They say that those two bangs did more than alter the tilt Alcoholics of the press - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:04 Alcoholics of the press Look just tell Mr Holroyd This girl's a bigger threat than radiation - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:05 Look just tell Mr Holroyd This girl's a bigger threat... You look as if you're used to carrying children - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:07 You look as if you're used to carrying children I'm not up on my sci fi - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:18 I'm not up on my sci fi It's beautiful thing to watch a woman reform a man - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:07 It's beautiful thing to watch a woman reform a man It's an historic occasion - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:08 It's an historic occasion Keep moving please down to the embankment The road's closed - The Day the Earth Caught Fire 00:25 Keep moving please down to the embankment The road's...

Cast

Jeannie Craig - Janet Munro
Bill Maguire - Leo McKern
Peter Stenning - Edward Judd
'Jacko' Jackson - Night Editor - Michael Goodliffe
'Dave' Davis - News Editor - Bernard Braden
All Cast