{"product_id":"the-day-the-earth-caught-fire-blu-ray","title":"THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1962)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA film by Val Guest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly remastered by the BFI National Archive and available on Blu-ray for the very first time, this is the definitive version of the classic British science fiction thriller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the USA and Russia simultaneously test atomic bombs, the earth is knocked off its axis and set on a collision course with the sun. As the planet inexorably heats up and society slowly breaks down, Peter Stenning (Edward Judd), a washed-up Daily Express reporter, breaks the story and sets about investigating the government cover-up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade at a time when the nuclear threat of the Cold War loomed large, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Day the Earth Caught Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an expertly crafted sci-fi film that boasts a BAFTA winning screenplay, gritty characters and a vision of end-of-days London that really burns. Also starring Leo McKern (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRumpole of the Bailey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Janet Munro, and directed by veteran filmmaker Val Guest (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Quatermass Xperiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new 4K transfer by the BFI National Archive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHot Off the Press: Revisiting the Day the Earth Caught Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (John Kelly, 2014, 32 mins): a newly filmed documentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary with Val Guest and Ted Newsom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn Interview with Leo McKern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Paul Venezis, 2001, 10 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Day the Earth Caught Fire: An Audio Appreciation by Graeme Hobbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (9 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal trailer, TV spots and Radio spots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStills and Collections Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian Lecture: Val Guest and Yolande Dolan interviewed by David Meeker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1998, 61 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe H-bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (David Villiers, 1956, 21 mins): civil defence information film demonstrating the damage that might be expected from a ten megaton bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOperation Hurricane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Ronald Stark, 1952, 33 mins): a documentary exploring the work involved in, and the research behind Britain's first atomic bomb tests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hole in the Ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (David Cobham, 1962, 30 mins): a dramatization of a nuclear attack demonstrating the operation of Britain's warning system for atomic war\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThink Bike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1978, 1 min): road safety film with Edward Judd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet with extensive credits and newly commissioned essays from John Oliver and Marcus Hearn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1961 | black \u0026amp; white | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | Original aspect ratio 2.35:1 |\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600846409902,"sku":"BFIB1198","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the-day-earth-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409303","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-day-the-earth-caught-fire-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}