原題:THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
原題:THE DAY THE SKY CAUGHT FIRE
製作年:1961年(日本劇場未公開)
スゥエーデン劇場公開:1962年7月9日
上映時間:99分/モノクロ/モノラル
製作:ブリティッシュ・ライオン・フィルム、パックス・フィルム(イギリス)
1962年度イギリス・アカデミー賞 脚本賞受賞
1963年度ヒューゴー賞 作品賞ノミネート
British Lion Film Corporation
Pax Films THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE
Produced by Directed by Val Guest
Written by Wolf Mankowitz & Val Guest
Cinematography by Harry Waxman
Film Editing by Bill Lenny
Original Music by Stanley Black
Associate Producer: Frank Sherwin Green
Art Direction by Tony Masters
Set Decoration by Scott Slimon
Costume Design by Beatrice Dawson
Production Manager : Clifton Brandon
Assistant Director : Philip Shipway
Special Effects by Les Bowie
Musical Director : Stanley Black
Technical Advisor : Arthur Christiansen
Cast
Janet Munro (Jeannie Craig)
Leo McKern (Bill Maguire)
Edward Judd (Peter Stenning)
Michael Goodliffe (Night editor)
Bernard Braden (News editor)
Reginald Beckwith (Harry)
Gene Anderson (May)
Renee Asherson (Angela)
Arthur Christiansen (Jeff)
Jane Aird (Nanny)
John Barron (Sub-editor)
Peter Butterworth
Michael Caine (Policeman)
Geoffrey Chater (Holroyd)
Ian Ellis (Michael)
Pamela Green (Bit Part)
Robin Hawdon (Ronnie)
Jim McManus (Man at Water Station)
Charles Morgan (Foreign Editor)
Marianne Stone
Austin Trevor (Sir John Kelly)
Edward Underdown (Sanderson)