Stars: Leo McKern, Janet Munro, Bernard Braden, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Reginald Beckwith, Renee Asherson

Director: Val Guest

Summary: This tale is told through the eyes of three people: Peter Stenning, a reporter for a national newspaper, Jeannie Craig, Stenning's girlfriend and Bill Maguire, a science correspondent. Nuclear tests have caused the Earth to be knocked off it's axis and it is heading at speed towards the sun...

When the Americans test a nuclear weapon at the South Pole at the exact moment that the Soviets are testing their own weapon at the North, the earth's axis is jolted out of alignment, causing catastrophic changes in global weather patterns. Additionally, the earth has been dislodged from its orbit, and is now hurtling towards the sun. It's a race against time as the world prepares for additional nuclear detonations which could restore life as we know it. This classic piece of British science fiction won a British Academy Award for Best Screenplay and has been completely restored by Anchor Bay, including tinted sequences not seen since the movie's original theatrical release in 1961.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Scene Selection, Stills Gallery, Interview With Leo McKern, Commentary With Director Val Guest, Trailer, US Television Spots
Subtitles:	None
Year:	1961
Release Date:	August 27, 2001
Runtime:	99 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	7952138
Keywords:	Day, Fire, Earth, General, Wide, Screen, Fiction, Science, Horror, Caught, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Science Fiction