The Day the Earth Moved
An aerial photography team tries to alert a small town about an impending earthquake, but no one believes the duo until the tremors start and the walls begin to collapse.
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Title: The Day the Earth Moved Summary: A team taking aerial photographs of the desert deduces that an earthquake is about to strike a nearby town, but nobody in the town believes them. Directed by: Robert Michael Lewis Actors: Jackie Cooper, Stella Stevens, Cleavon Little Production Company: ABC Circle Films Release Date: TV Movie 18 September 1974 Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1 A pair of aerial photographers discover that, due to a flaw in the film they are using, they can predict when and where an earthquake is about to hit. When they discover that a quake is about to strike a small desert community, the two photographers race against time to save the inhabitants before it is too late.
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- Director
- Robert Michael Lewis
- Starring
- Jackie Cooper, Stella Stevens, Cleavon Little, William Windom, Beverly Garland, Lucille Benson, Tammy Harrington, Kelly Thordsen
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