The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Val Guest |
| Producer(s) | Val Guest |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Science Fiction |
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) was a Drama - Science Fiction Film directed by Val Guest and produced by Val Guest.
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
By Barry P. on Sep 2, 2019 From Cinematic Catharsis(1961) Directed by Val Guest; Written by Wolf Mankowitz and Val Guest; Starring: Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden and Arthur Christiansen; Available on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region 2) Rating: ****½ “When I had written the original treat... Read full article
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
By Beatrice on Apr 25, 2017 From Flickers in TimeThe Day the Earth Caught Fire Directed by Val Guest Written by Wolf Mankowitz and Val Guest 1961/UK Melina Productions/Pax Films First viewing/Amazon Instant This interesting sci-fi film shows there is more than one way to achieve climate change. The US and USSR acidentally engage in powerful H... Read full article
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[Scientist Sir John Kelly speaks to quell public fears on TV, watched by journalists in a pub:]
Sir John Kelly: When one considers the Moon is 240,000 miles away and the Sun ninety-three million, it is an extraordinary thing that astronomers can tell with such a degree of accuracy what their movements will be many years ahead.
Bill Maguire: Now, what does that mean?
Peter Stenning: It means he doesn't know what it's all about.
Peter Stenning: Hello, Pat.
Pat Holroyd: Well.
Peter Stenning: It's a bit better than Picture Post, isn't it?
Pat Holroyd: Stenning, what the hell do you want?
Peter Stenning: A quote on sun-spots.
Pat Holroyd: Sun-spots?
Peter Stenning: Look, just tell me that the static, the monsoon, the compass trouble, and the terrible shows we get on television are all caused by sun-spots, and that the sun-spots are caused by bigger bomb experiments, and I'll leave you in peace.
Pat Holroyd: Well, there usually is a bit of extra sun-spot activity this time of year, old boy, but I don't think it has much to do with anything.
Peter Stenning: But there could be some connection. Oh, come on, say "Yes," what harm could it do you?
Pat Holroyd: Look, Stenning, it's nice to see you again, but I'm afraid I'm up to my neck, old boy.
[to his secretary]
Pat Holroyd: All right, Miss Johnson, take this to the Typing Pool and have it mimeographed immediately.
[to Stenning]
Pat Holroyd: I see you're still a bit of a liberty-taker...
Peter Stenning: Well, give me something, Pat, I've got to get a story out of this!
Pat Holroyd: Sorry, can't oblige, old boy.
Peter Stenning: But why not? It's a perfectly routine, harmless, silly-season story.
Pat Holroyd: Look, Peter! You've no right to be here...
Peter Stenning: Well, it is, isn't it? Well, just tell me: yes or no?
Peter Stenning: I don't have to tell you anything, Stenning. You aren't in a special position that entitles you to a first break on anything that comes into this office.
Peter Stenning: You mean something *has* come in.
[Holroyd freezes, and is clearly relieved when the telecom buzzes him]
[Scientist Sir John Kelly speaks to quell public fears on TV, watched by the journalists in a pub]
Sir John Kelly: As I am sure most of you will know, a solar eclipse occurs as a result of the interposition of the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.
Bill Maguire: And that, children, is how the little bunny rabbit got his fluffy white tail.
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Sir John Kelly: When one considers the Moon is 240,000 miles away and the Sun ninety-three million, it is an extraordinary thing that astronomers can tell with such a degree of accuracy what their movements will be many years ahead.
Bill Maguire: Now, what does that mean?
Peter Stenning: It means he doesn't know what it's all about.
Peter Stenning: Hello, Pat.
Pat Holroyd: Well.
Peter Stenning: It's a bit better than Picture Post, isn't it?
Pat Holroyd: Stenning, what the hell do you want?
Peter Stenning: A quote on sun-spots.
Pat Holroyd: Sun-spots?
Peter Stenning: Look, just tell me that the static, the monsoon, the compass trouble, and the terrible shows we get on television are all caused by sun-spots, and that the sun-spots are caused by bigger bomb experiments, and I'll leave you in peace.
Pat Holroyd: Well, there usually is a bit of extra sun-spot activity this time of year, old boy, but I don't think it has much to do with anything.
Peter Stenning: But there could be some connection. Oh, come on, say "Yes," what harm could it do you?
Pat Holroyd: Look, Stenning, it's nice to see you again, but I'm afraid I'm up to my neck, old boy.
[to his secretary]
Pat Holroyd: All right, Miss Johnson, take this to the Typing Pool and have it mimeographed immediately.
[to Stenning]
Pat Holroyd: I see you're still a bit of a liberty-taker...
Peter Stenning: Well, give me something, Pat, I've got to get a story out of this!
Pat Holroyd: Sorry, can't oblige, old boy.
Peter Stenning: But why not? It's a perfectly routine, harmless, silly-season story.
Pat Holroyd: Look, Peter! You've no right to be here...
Peter Stenning: Well, it is, isn't it? Well, just tell me: yes or no?
Peter Stenning: I don't have to tell you anything, Stenning. You aren't in a special position that entitles you to a first break on anything that comes into this office.
Peter Stenning: You mean something *has* come in.
[Holroyd freezes, and is clearly relieved when the telecom buzzes him]
[Scientist Sir John Kelly speaks to quell public fears on TV, watched by the journalists in a pub]
Sir John Kelly: As I am sure most of you will know, a solar eclipse occurs as a result of the interposition of the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.
Bill Maguire: And that, children, is how the little bunny rabbit got his fluffy white tail.
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The realistic newspaper footage was shot in the Fleet Street offices of Express Newspapers and gives a vivid picture of the "old" London Fleet Street industry (most British newspapers have now moved out of this area, which was famous as a press centre). "Express" editor Arthur Christiansen plays himself in the film.
Editor James Needs used stock footage from Hammer's The Quatermass Xperiment, also directed by Val Guest of a fire truck racing through the night past the patrol station in Bray.
As the earth heats up Bill McGuire asks for information on the melting point of "everything from steel to my glass eye". Leo McKern did in fact have a glass eye.
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Editor James Needs used stock footage from Hammer's The Quatermass Xperiment, also directed by Val Guest of a fire truck racing through the night past the patrol station in Bray.
As the earth heats up Bill McGuire asks for information on the melting point of "everything from steel to my glass eye". Leo McKern did in fact have a glass eye.
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