The Night the World Exploded
- Year: 1957
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Sci-Fi
- Director: Fred F. Sears
- Length: 64 min
Super-quake tilts the Earth!
Film Synopsis
The Night the World Exploded (1957) follows a team of scientists who develop an earthquake‑prediction device and uncover a volatile new element deep underground that threatens to ignite global destruction if it reaches the surface. As quakes mount and political leaders waver, the researchers must convince skeptics and orchestrate a desperate plan to flood the substance before it triggers planetary annihilation. This science‑fiction disaster blends B‑movie pulp tension and Cold War era fears in a stark tale of imminent apocalypse.
The Night the World Exploded Blu-ray & DVD editions
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Edition and Packaging Notes
- Imprint’s Blu-ray contains no extras. It is included in the “Tales of Adventure, Collection 5” box set with Devil Girl from Mars (1954), This Island Earth (1955), The Gamma People (1956), The 27th Day (1957) and The Underwater City (1962).
- Mill Creek’s DVD contains no extras. It is included in the “Vintage Sci-Fi - 6 Movie Collection” box set with The 27th Day (1957), The H-Man (1958), Battle in Outer Space (1959), 12 to the Moon (1960) and Valley of the Dragons (1961).
- Sony’s DVD-R contains no extras.
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