Reviews: 


Uncommonly intelligent in its treatment of a truly horrific doomsday scenario - James Kendrick,, Q Network Film Desk

The Earth seems doomed, and the world is hoping against hope for salvation. To be honest it was an ambitious script for anyone to film convincingly, but Guest manages it, and the result is an engaging and surprisingly realistic thriller. - BBC Home

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. -  Doug Cummings, Filmjourney


Product Description


Peter Stenning (Edward Judd) is a depressed British reporter who gets by with the help of his friend, veteran journalist Bill Maguire (Leo McKern). Along with weather forecaster Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro), Peter and Bill discover that simultaneous U.S. and Russian nuclear explosions have drastically altered the earth's rotation. 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.

From Val Guest, the director of The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass 2, The Abominable Snowman and Hell Is a City, comes one of the greatest doomsday movies ever made! When the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously set off nuclear explosions, London’s Daily Express begins to report on bizarre weather changes around the world. But when the reporters dig deeper, they discover that the blasts have knocked Earth off its axis and sent it hurtling towards the sun. Now, as scorching heat and devastating floods plague the planet, cities explode in chaos and mankind is left with one last hope: A final massive detonation that will either re-balance Earth’s orbit or destroy the world forever! 

Produced, directed and co-written by Guest, this British classic is legendary for its brilliant dialogue, chilling realism and one of the most provocative endings in sci-fi history. Beautifully shot in stunning black-and-white Cinemascope by Harry Waxman (The Wicker Man, Brighton Rock) and starring Janet Munro (The Crawling Eye), Leo McKern (A Man for All Seasons) and Edward Judd (First Men in the Moon), The Day the Earth Caught Fire is now completely re-mastered in 4K from the original vault materials.

Special Features:
-Brand New 4K Master
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
-Audio Commentary by Co Writer/Producer/Director Val Guest
-4 TV Spots
-4 Radio Spots
-Theatrical Trailer
-Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
-Optional English Subtitles

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 39 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 7, 2020
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ KL Studio Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087S9NWKQ
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1