ApprovedOn the Beach

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IMDB (14,792 votes)

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Play Time: 134 mins
Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
On the Beach

Overview:
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?

Status: Released (1959-12-16)
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 9 nominations total
Screen:John Paxton, Nevil Shute
Productions: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United States of America, Australia
Spoken Languages: English
On the Beach
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Reviews

John Chard

Review text:

Like watching paint dry. Stanley Kramer and John Paxton adapt from Nevil Shute's novel. Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins and Donna Anderson star, with music by Ernest Gold and cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno. After a global nuclear war, the inhabitant ....

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Frank

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Well acted story with an obvious anti-war theme, written during the cold war provided an interesting portrayal of how different people may react facing impending doom. Fearful, Angry, Fatalistic. It developed feelings for the characters as they dealt with the situation each in thei ....

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