THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961)
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 96
Release dates 13/03/2000
BBFCInsight mild bad language, mild violence, innuendo
Genre(s) Science Fiction, Drama
Director(s) Val Guest
Cast includes Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Renee Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Jane Aird, John Barron, Peter Butterworth, Michael Caine, Geoffrey Chater, Ian Ellis, Pamela Green, Robin Hawdon, Charles Morgan, Marianne Stone, Austin Trevor
Cut versions One or more versions of this work have been cut. Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under "Related works".
BBFCinsight publication date 01/10/2014
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE is a 1961 political science fiction drama about a global ecological disaster caused by nuclear weapons testing.
- Language
Mild bad language includes 'ass', 'bastard', 'bloody' 'hell' and 'son of a bitch'.
- Violence
There is also one scene of mild violence in which a man gets into a punch up with some young people, knocking some of them to the ground with masked blows.
- Sex
The film also contains infrequent mild innuendo. In one scene a man sits of the edge of a bed in his boxer shorts, flirting with a woman who is naked under the bed sheets. It is discreetly implied they go on to have sex.
The film has a bleak tone, with sequences showing how the Earth's warming environment wreaks havoc on the landscape. This includes images of cattle lying dead on parched earth and forest fires raging.
Details
- Title
- THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
- Also known as
- THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (SCOPE)
- Year
- 1961
- Formats
- DVD, Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- Sound & Media,Pax Films,BFI Films
- Classified date(s)
- 01/10/2014
- Main language
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF008781
Related work
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE | Video | 94m 21s | Sound & Media | 17/03/2000 |  PG |
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| THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE | Video | 94m 42s | Sound & Media | 06/03/2000 | PG |
|
| THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (SCOPE) | Film | Y | Pax Films | 12/09/1961 |  X |
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| THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE | Film | 99m 26s | BFI Films | 01/10/2014 | PG |
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