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On the Beach (1959) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 16, 1959

Original Title:
On the Beach

Alternate Titles:
L'ultima spiaggia
La hora final
Le Dernier rivage
碧波金沙

Genres:
Drama | Romance | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Stanley Kramer Productions
United Artists

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: e 12  CH: 6  DE: 16  GB: PG  NL: 12  PT: e 12 

Runtime: 134

The Biggest Story of Our Time!

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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?

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Art Direction:
Fernando Carrere

Camera Operator:
Ross Wood

Director:
Stanley Kramer

Director of Photography:
Giuseppe Rotunno

Editor:
Frederic Knudtson

Gaffer:
Allen Grice

Hairstylist:
Jane Shugrue

Makeup Artist:
Frank Prehoda
John O'Gorman

Novel:
Nevil Shute

Original Music Composer:
Ernest Gold

Producer:
Stanley Kramer

Production Design:
Rudolph Sternad

Property Master:
Art Cole

Screenplay:
John Paxton

Script Supervisor:
Sam Freedle

Sound Engineer:
Hans Wetzel

Special Effects:
Lee Zavitz

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