On the Beach

On the Beach

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (8682 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Kramer

Genres:

DramaSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

John Paxton (screenplay)

Nevil Shute (novel)

Fullplot:

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?

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