ON THE BEACH

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• Release Year: 1959
• Genre: Drama, Romance, Science-Fiction
• Plot: Mastered in HD. The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the U.S, submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way. One (Fred Astaire) realizes a lifetime Grand Prix ambition; another (Ava Gardner) reaches out for a chance at love. The final chapter of human history is coming to a close... From acclaimed director Stanley Kramer (Judgment at Nuremberg) and screenwriter John Paxton (Crossfire), comes this spectacular movie landmark - a film masterpiece with a message that will resonate as long as the world has the power to self-destruct at its own fingertips. Co-starring Anthony Perkins and Donna Anderson.
• Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Tate, Harp McGuire, Lola Brooks, Ken Wayne, Guy Doleman, Richard Meikle, John Meillon, Joe McCormick, Lou Vernon, Kevin Brennan, Basil Buller-Murphy, John Casson, Paddy Moran, Grant Taylor, Harvey Adams, Peter Ashton, Jim Barrett, Ken Baumgartner, Jack Boyer, C. Harding Brown, Norman Cook, Colin Crane, Gerry Duggan, Keith Eden, Lucian Endicott, George Fairfax, Stuart Finch, Paddy Fitzallen, Ronald Fortt, Cyril Gardner, Frank Gatliff, Katherine Hill, Collins Hilton, Brian James, Joseph Jenkins, Delos Jewkes, Graham Kennedy, Audine Leith, Paul Maloney, Ray Marshall, John Morgan, Peter O'Shaughnessy, Rita Pauncefort, Carey Paul Peck, Elwyn Peers, John Royle, David Sale, Jerry Ian Seals, Al Thomas, Mario Vecchi, Peter Williams, Hugh Wills, Norman Yemm, Stanley Kramer, John Paxton, Nevil Shute
• Director: Stanley Kramer
• Runtime: 2:14
• Company: Kino Lorber, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 20th Century Fox, United Artists
• Media Format: Movie