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On the Beach
“The Biggest Story of Our Time!”
6.7 / 10• 1959• 2h 14m•NR• English
Science FictionDramaRomance
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Gregory Peck
Dwight Towers
Lead
Ava Gardner
Moira Davidson
Fred Astaire
Julian Osborn
Anthony Perkins
Lt. Peter Holmes
Donna Anderson
Mary Holmes
Guy Doleman
Lt. Cmdr. Farrel
John Meillon
Ralph Swain
Harp McGuire
Lt. Sunderstrom
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stanley Kramer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. On the Beach is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
