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On the Beach (1959)
7.3
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. Director:Stanley Kramer |
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| Gregory Peck | ... | ||
| Ava Gardner | ... | ||
| Fred Astaire | ... | ||
| Anthony Perkins | ... | ||
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Donna Anderson | ... | |
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John Tate | ... | |
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Harp McGuire | ... | |
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Lola Brooks | ... | |
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Ken Wayne | ... | |
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Guy Doleman | ... | |
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Richard Meikle | ... | |
| John Meillon | ... | ||
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Joe McCormick | ... | |
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Lou Vernon | ... | |
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Kevin Brennan | ... | |
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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? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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1.66 : 1
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Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould See more »
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Gregory Peck was a lifelong opponent of nuclear weapons, and made On the Beach for this reason. See more »Goofs
Plot holes: When the film begins, it is, according to the calendar on the Holmes's wall, January 1964, and later that day, when Peter asks Admiral Bridie how long they have until the radiation arrives in Melbourne, the Admiral replies "about five months" - which would mean sometime in June. Yet later, when Julian tells Moira he's going to enter the auto race, he says it'll be held on "the 6th of August" - by which time, according to what was said at the start of the film , they would have all been dead for two months. See more »Soundtracks
"Onward, Christian Soldiers"(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould See more »
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