The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Original title)
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 23 November 1961 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Val Guest
Synopsis: Nuclear testing by the Americans and Russians has tilted the Earth off its axis and sent it on a collision course with the sun. As a group of journalists at London's Daily Express report the unfolding events, the superpowers plan to explode two more bombs hoping to set the planet back on its original orbit.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Apocalypse, Earth (as astronomical body), Nuclear weapons, Weapons testing (weapon systems)
Releases
Date: 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 98 mins Length: 8895 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Pax Films
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 99 mins 30 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified - Colour and Black and White - Sound - MonoRuntime: 98 mins Dialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(51)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 16mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3556 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-39533
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8895 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39535
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-413465
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638801
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(21)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-413465
Status: Viewing
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368182-2
Status: Master
Description: DCDM - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368207-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368168-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368167-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368160-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368159-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368158-2
Status: Master
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-387920-2
Status: Master
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:39:00 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-387920
Status: Master
Description: DCP - PDC Portable Digital CarrierDuration: 99 minutes minutesJPEG2000 - BFI identifier: N-368212
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCDM - LTO5TIFF - BFI identifier: N-368207
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368182
Status: Master
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368168
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368167
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368160
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368159
Status: Master
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368158
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-238611
Status: Master
Description: DCP - LTO5Duration: 99 minutes minutesJPEG2000 - BFI identifier: N-3633255
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638801
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(30)
Description: 16mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3556 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-39533
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412049
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412067
Status: On loan
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8757 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39536
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8904 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8897 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39532
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8895 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39535
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412031
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412051
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412071
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-355673
Status: On loan - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412035
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412053
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412069
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412059
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412055
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412057
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412061
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412033
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412036
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412038
Status: On loan - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412040
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412042
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412044
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412046
Status: On loan - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteStock date: 1961Stock date: 1961BFI identifier: N-234506
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412065
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412063
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-375031
Status: Status pending
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundStock date: 1961BFI identifier: N-234509
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 23 November 1961 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Val Guest
Synopsis: Nuclear testing by the Americans and Russians has tilted the Earth off its axis and sent it on a collision course with the sun. As a group of journalists at London's Daily Express report the unfolding events, the superpowers plan to explode two more bombs hoping to set the planet back on its original orbit.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Apocalypse, Earth (as astronomical body), Nuclear weapons, Weapons testing (weapon systems)
Releases
Date: 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 98 mins Length: 8895 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Pax Films
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 99 mins 30 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified - Colour and Black and White - Sound - MonoRuntime: 98 mins Dialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(51)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 16mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3556 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-39533
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8895 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39535
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-413465
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638801
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(21)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-413465
Status: Viewing
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368182-2
Status: Master
Description: DCDM - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368207-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368168-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368167-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368160-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368159-2
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368158-2
Status: Master
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-387920-2
Status: Master
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:39:00 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-387920
Status: Master
Description: DCP - PDC Portable Digital CarrierDuration: 99 minutes minutesJPEG2000 - BFI identifier: N-368212
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DCDM - LTO5TIFF - BFI identifier: N-368207
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368182
Status: Master
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368168
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368167
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368160
Status: Master
Description: DPX - PDC Portable Digital CarrierBFI identifier: N-368159
Status: Master
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-368158
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-238611
Status: Master
Description: DCP - LTO5Duration: 99 minutes minutesJPEG2000 - BFI identifier: N-3633255
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638801
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Film materials(30)
Description: 16mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 3556 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-39533
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412049
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412067
Status: On loan
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8757 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39536
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8904 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8897 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39532
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW and Tinted PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 8895 FeetStock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-39535
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412031
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412051
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412071
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-355673
Status: On loan - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412035
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412053
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412069
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412059
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412055
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412057
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412061
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412033
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412036
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412038
Status: On loan - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412040
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412042
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-412044
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-412046
Status: On loan - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteStock date: 1961Stock date: 1961BFI identifier: N-234506
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412065
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-412063
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-375031
Status: Status pending
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundStock date: 1961BFI identifier: N-234509
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI