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You can watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) for free on Kanopy.

British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.

A frantic, wide-eyed sense of dread radiates from the lead actress as the world faces an apocalyptic heatwave. This vintage thriller captures the claustrophobic terror of a planet spiraling toward a solar collision.

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