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The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) [NR]

Release Date:
May 1, 1959

Original Title:
The World, the Flesh and the Devil

Alternate Titles:
El mundo, la carne y el diablo

Genres:
Drama | Romance | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
HarBel Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sol C. Siegel Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
IT: T  US: NR 

Runtime: 95

The Most Unusual Story Ever Told!

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Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point, tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white, and Burton, who is black.

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Art Direction:
William A. Horning
Paul Groesse

Assistant Director:
Al Jennings

Costumer:
Kitty Mager

Director:
Ranald MacDougall

Director of Photography:
Harold J. Marzorati

Editor:
Harold F. Kress

Executive Producer:
Sol C. Siegel

Hairstylist:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Artist:
William Tuttle

Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa

Producer:
Harry Belafonte
George Englund

Recording Supervision:
Franklin Milton

Screenplay:
Ranald MacDougall

Screenstory:
Ferdinand Reyher

Set Decoration:
F. Keogh Gleason
Henry Grace

Special Effects:
Lee LeBlanc

Story:
M.P. Shiel

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