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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
When the USA and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth. Fires and earthquakes ravage cities all over the world, and chaos and sickness descend upon the frightened survivors as they try to put the planet back on its axis.
December 24, 1920 in Marylebone, London, England, UK
10 December 1890, Clapton, London, England, UK
2 November 1908, York, England, UK
1918
1 October 1914, Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK
4 February 1919, Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
3 April 1926, London, England, UK
December 31, 1925 in Lucknow, India
23 August 1922, King's Cross, London, England, UK
3 December 1908, London, England, UK
6 July 1926, Motherwell, Scotland, UK
August 21, 2002
Slow, depressing, but convincing sci-fi filmDecember 08, 2009
The premise lends itself to the inspired pandemonium of a Max ErnstDecember 01, 2004
The disaster genre is not generally known for its insights into characters or its clever dialogue, but The Day the Earth Caught Fire is an admirable exception.July 25, 2002
The Day the Moviewatcher Nodded OffJune 07, 2011
An intelligent low-budget sci-fi doomsday pic.