UK,
1961, 98 min
Directed by:
Val GuestCinematography:
Harry WaxmanComposer:
Stanley BlackCast:
Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Austin Trevor, Edward Underdown, Michael Caine, Robin Hawdon (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
When the US and Soviet Union unwittingly test nuclear weapons at the same time, scientists race to save Earth from catastrophe. (Netflix)
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Australia
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UK
Cover © BFI
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France
Cover © StudioCanal
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