Movie Information
Overall Rank: 9711
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 9
Theatrical Release Date: 03/15/1962
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Val Guest
Actors: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith
Plot: Nuclear testing at the north and south poles shifts the Earth's orbit and
now it's headed for a collision with the Sun. -- MaceeRae
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2/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 10/01/2026
Atomic apocalypse that starts out interesting but then becomes pretty 'meh'. A lot of it is people reacting to news reports or talking amongst themselves. This is staged as far more like a drama than a disaster film. I do like the ambiguous ending though.
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