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On the Beach
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6.7In 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?
Released: 1959-12-17134 minDir: Stanley KramerScience Fiction, Drama, RomanceBudget: $2.9MBox office: $2.2M
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
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- On the Beach
- Main subject
- nuclear warfare
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Screenwriter
- John Paxton
- Cast member
- John Meillon
- Composer
- Ernest Gold
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Cinematographer
- Giuseppe Rotunno
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- Melbourne
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 642037
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Peck Gardner On the Beach Publicity Photo.jpg
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- publication date
- 1959-12-17
- film editor
- Frederic Knudtson
- title
- On the Beach
- color
- black-and-white
- after a work by
- Nevil Shute
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- On the Beach (1959 film)
- derivative work
- On the Beach
- different from
- On the Beach
- review score
- 78%
- capital cost
- 2900000
- box office
- 11000000
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