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On the Beach (1959)

 
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Stanley Kramer

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Nevil Shute (novel)
John Paxton
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Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi (more)

Plot Outline: 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. (more)

User Comments: Chillingly understated (more)

User Rating: ********__ 7.4/10 (1,217 votes) Vote Here

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gregory Peck .... Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish
Ava Gardner .... Moira Davidson
Fred Astaire .... Julian Osborne
Anthony Perkins .... Lt. Cmdr. Peter Holmes, Royal Australian Navy
Donna Anderson .... Mary Holmes
John Tate .... Adm. Bridie
Harp McGuire .... Sunderstrom (ashore in San Diego)
Lola Brooks .... Lt. Hosgood (Bridie's secretary)
Ken Wayne .... Benson, engineer
Guy Doleman .... Farrel, executive officer
Richard Meikle .... Davis
John Meillon .... Rob Swain (ashore in San Francisco)
Joe McCormick .... Ackerman (radiation sickness)
Lou Vernon .... Bill Davidson (Moira's father)
Kevin Brennan .... Dr. King (radiation diagnosis)
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Runtime: 134 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Finland:K-16
 

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Date: 30 November 1999
Summary: Chillingly understated

Is "under-wrought" a word? If so, this movie defines it. A great cast never seems like its acting in an all-too-realistic portrayal of the fifth Kubler-Ross phase of humanity. Past denial and anger, there is finally grim acceptance, replete with just the perfect sprinkling of gallows humour. The ultimate philosophical question is raised by author Nevil Chute,"What is truly important in life, if in the end, we're all dead?"
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