Name: The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Director: Val Guest
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Released: 1961-01-01
Duration: 99 min

The incredible becomes real! The impossible becomes fact! The unbelievable becomes true!

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) follows a reporter working at a London newspaper who begins examining unusual climate disturbances affecting the planet. As heat waves, earthquakes, and environmental chaos escalate, evidence reveals that simultaneous nuclear tests by global superpowers have shifted Earth’s axis. This British science fiction disaster drama blends Cold War anxiety, investigative journalism, and apocalyptic speculation about humanity’s technological power.

Selected disc options for The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Extras	Kino BD-ALL/US 2020	BFI BD-B/UK 2014	Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2001
Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith	has extra
Audio Commentary by Director Val Guest, Moderated by Ted Newsom	has extra	has extra	has extra
Hot Off the Press: Revisiting “The Day the Earth Caught Fire” (33:20)		has extra
“The Day the Earth Caught Fire”: An Audio Appreciation by Graeme Hobbs (8:45)		has extra
The Guardian Lecture: Val Guest and Yolande Donlan - Interviewed by David Meeker (1998, 62:20)		has extra
Interview with Actor Leo McKern (2001, 8:56)		has extra
Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay]			has extra
Stills Gallery [BFI] (6:52)		has extra
Biography: Director Val Guest			has extra
Theatrical Trailer (3:04)	has extra	has extra	has extra
TV Spots (x4, 1:57)	has extra	has extra	has extra
Radio Spots (x4, 2:08)	has extra	has extra
“Operation Hurricane” (Short, 1952, 33:04)		has extra
“The H-Bomb” (Short, 1956, 21:15)		has extra
“The Hole in the Ground” (Short, 1962, 29:46)		has extra
“Think Bike” - With Actor Edward Judd (Short, 1978, 0:49)		has extra

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BFI’s Blu-ray includes a 30-page booklet with writing by John Oliver (“The Day the Earth Caught Fire”) and Marcus Hearn (“Hot Metal: Val Guest and ‘The Day the Earth Caught Fire’”).
Anchor Bay’s DVD includes a booklet with writing by Mark Wickum.

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire title screen

Hot Off the Press: Revisiting “The Day the Earth Caught Fire” (33:20)
“The Day the Earth Caught Fire”: An Audio Appreciation by Graeme Hobbs (8:45)
The Guardian Lecture: Val Guest and Yolande Donlan (1998, 62:20)
Interview with Actor Leo McKern (2001, 8:56)

Presentation	Kino BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.72 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.24:1 Length:1:39:39.515 File size: 28.69 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1557 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English
Presentation	BFI BD 2014 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p24 Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 Length:1:39:30.016 File size: 25.21 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith Kino BD
	Audio Commentary by Director Val Guest, Moderated by Ted Newsom Kino BD
	Hot Off the Press: Revisiting “The Day the Earth Caught Fire” (33:20, 1080p) BFI BD
	“The Day the Earth Caught Fire”: An Audio Appreciation by Graeme Hobbs (8:45, 1080p) BFI BD
	The Guardian Lecture: Val Guest and Yolande Donlan - Interviewed by David Meeker (1998, 62:20, 1080i60) BFI BD
	Interview with Actor Leo McKern (2001, 8:56, 1080p) BFI BD
	Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay] Anchor Bay DVD
	Stills Gallery [BFI] (6:52, 1080p) BFI BD
	Theatrical Trailer (3:04, 480i) Kino BD
	TV Spots (x4, 1:57, 480p) Kino BD
	Radio Spots (x4, 2:08) Kino BD
	“Operation Hurricane” (Short, 1952, 33:04, 1080p) BFI BD
	“The H-Bomb” (Short, 1956, 21:15, 1080p) BFI BD
	“The Hole in the Ground” (Short, 1962, 29:46, 1080p) BFI BD
	“Think Bike” - With Actor Edward Judd (Short, 1978, 0:49, 1080p) BFI BD