The Day the Earth Caught Fire poster

The Day the Earth Caught Fire Cast & Characters

1962 · 1h 38m 68 Audience

Rent on Apple TV

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Val Guest

Screenplay

Val Guest , Wolf Mankowitz

Producers

Val Guest

Music

Stanley Black

Cinematography

Harry Waxman

Editor

Bill Lenny

Costume design

Beatrice Dawson

Full cast

74 cast members

Michael Goodliffe

Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Davis the News Editor

Reginald Beckwith

Renée Asherson

Arthur Christiansen

'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater

Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Miss Evans (uncredited)

Dick (uncredited)

Edward Underdown

Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

Ronnie (uncredited)

Smudge (uncredited)

Verina Greenlaw

Trixie (uncredited)

Nanny (uncredited)

Timothy Bateson

Printer (uncredited)

Picture Editor (uncredited)

Copy Desk (uncredited)

Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Peter Butterworth

2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

Constable (uncredited)

Mother (uncredited)

1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

William Baskiville

Policeman (uncredited)

Copy Boy (uncredited)

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Norman Chappell

Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Richard Coleman

Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

Editor (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Geoffrey Frederick

Mitchell (uncredited)

Workman (uncredited)

Aidan Harrington

Editor (uncredited)

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Gordon Humphries

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Archie (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Leonard Llewellyn

Editor (uncredited)

Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Man in Fight (uncredited)

Carmel McSharry

Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

Foreign Editor (uncredited)

Editor (uncredited)

Girl (uncredited)

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Young Girl (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Jeff Shane

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Print Room Manager (uncredited)

Policeman (uncredited)

Graham Skidmore

Bit Part (uncredited)

Bit Part (uncredited)

Man at Funfair (uncredited)

Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Crew by department

44 crew members

Directing

Assistant Director

Assistant Art Director

Mike Round

First Assistant Editor

Director of Photography

Bernard Williams

Third Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Clifton Brandon

Production Manager

F. Sherwin Green

Associate Producer

Camera

Camera Operator

Still Photographer

Editing

Sound

Sound Recordist

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Anthony Masters

Harry Parr

Property Buyer

Visual Effects

Special Effects

Special Effects Assistant

Pat Carr

Special Effects Assistant

Costume & Makeup

Beatrice Dawson

Dulcie Midwinter

Wardrobe Master

Wardrobe Assistant

Other

Martin Atkinson

Additional Music

Arthur Christiansen

Technical Advisor

Jill Langley

Production Secretary