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On the Beach
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
1959 · Directed by Stanley Kramer · 134 min · Science Fiction · Drama · Romance · 9 frames
Tagline
The Biggest Story of Our Time!
Crew
- Screenplay: John Paxton
- Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
- Edited by: Frederic Knudtson
- Music: Ernest Gold
- Production design: Rudolph Sternad
- Produced by: Stanley Kramer
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Dwight Towers
- Ava Gardner as Moira Davidson
- Fred Astaire as Julian Osborn
- Anthony Perkins as Lt. Peter Holmes
- Donna Anderson as Mary Holmes
- Guy Doleman as Lt. Cmdr. Farrel
- John Meillon as Ralph Swain
- Harp McGuire as Lt. Sunderstrom
- Lola Brooks as Lt. Hosgood
- Ken Wayne as Lt. Benson
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Stanley Kramer Productions
- Budget: $2,900,000
- Box office: $2,200,000
- Themes: australia, based on novel or book, nuclear war, submarine, san francisco, california, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, nuclear radiation, end of the world, melbourne, australia
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