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)
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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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