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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.
27 July 1904, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
3 December 1908, London, England, UK
28 March 1931, London, England, UK
April 18, 1918 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
March 28, 1929 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
8 October 1897, Belfast, Ireland
10 December 1890, Clapton, London, England, UK
14 March 1933, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
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1 October 1914, Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK
3 April 1926, London, England, UK
19 May 1915, Kensington, London, England, UK
14 September 1934, Yorkshire, England, UK
December 31, 1925 in Lucknow, India
4 February 1919, Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
August 18, 1926 in Dublin, Ireland
August 28, 1928 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
December 24, 1920 in Marylebone, London, England, UK
22 March 1920, Tottenham, London, England, UK
28 September 1934, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
April 19, 1935 in London, England, UK
March 28, 1939 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
August 21, 2002
Slow, depressing, but convincing sci-fi film
June 07, 2011
An intelligent low-budget sci-fi doomsday pic.
July 25, 2002
The Day the Moviewatcher Nodded Off
December 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.
December 08, 2009
The premise lends itself to the inspired pandemonium of a Max Ernst
