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The Day the Earth Caught Fire Movie Review

Starring: Edward Judd, Leo McKern, Janet Munro
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Review Summary
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE is a british production co-written and directed by Val Guest in 1961.

English journalists discover that the orbit of the Earth has altered after the simultaneous explosion of a Soviet and an American nuclear bomb. The scientific community has four months to find a solution before the destruction of life on the planet. A classic, masterpiece.

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact Yes
Environmental disaster? - preventing ecological disaster

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair type - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - English/British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - druggie/wino disease

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair style - (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type - ample chest & buttocks (female)
Unclothed? - very tight clothes
How much in movie? - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing
Check here if B&W Yes
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - English
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