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On the Beach Snapshot

Release Year

1959

Plot Summary

The residents of Australia after a global nuclear war must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

Run Time

134 min

Aspect Ratio

1.66 : 1

Genre

Drama, Sci-Fi

Language

English

Keyword

Australia, Nuclear War, Submarine, Nuclear Fallout, Radiation

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Mono

Colour

Black and White

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Message Movie, Sci-Fi Disaster Film

Themes

End of the World, Post-Apocalypse

Tones

Matter-of-Fact, Reflective, Somber, Bleak, Disturbing, Downbeat, Grim, Cautionary

Mood

Food for Thought

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1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

On the Beach (1959) is a post-apocalyptic drama film based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name. The film features Gregory Peck (USS Sawfish captain Dwight Lionel Towers), Ava Gardner (Moira Davidson), Fred Astaire (scientist Julian�John in the novel�Osborne) and Anthony Perkins (Royal Australian Navy lieutenant Peter Holmes). It was directed by Stanley Kramer, who won the 1960 BAFTA for best director. Ernest Gold won the 1960 Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Score. It was remade as an Australian television film by Southern Star Productions in 2000.

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Release Date

17 December 1959

Country

USA

Country Of Origin

USA