On the Beach
Director: Stanley Kramer; Stars: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner; Release Date: February 29, 2000 |
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On the Beach - After the entire Northern Hemisphere is destroyed by a nuclear war, a group of survivors in Australia prepare for their own inevitable demise. As a deadly cloud of radiation creeps toward the continent, some survivors cling to hopes that life as they know it has continued somewhere, hopes that are fed by the discovery of a mysterious, erratic radio signal emanating from San Diego. Others, such as Astaire's sardonic, race-car driving physicist and Gardner's world-weary, tippling party girl, throw their energies into squeezing the last drops from their lives. A grim, unflinching clarion call for sanity that inches along at a maddeningly deliberate and suspenseful pace. Based on the novel by Nevil Shute. Academy Award Nominations: 2, Best Editing (Frederic Knudtson) and Best Score (Ernest Gold).
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Key Information |
| Directors | Stanley Kramer |
| Stars | Gregory Peck |
| Actors | John Royle |
| Genre | Dramas |
| Subgenre | Suspense • Classic • Drama • Science Ficti |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Available Formats | DVD |
| UPC | 027616837226 |
| Release Date | 1959 |
| Running Time | 2hr 14min |
Languages |
| Original Language | English |
DVD Editions |
| DVD Editions | DVD2hr 14min20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentFebruary 29, 2000Not Rated027616837226 |
VHS Editions |
| VHS Editions | VHS: Vintage Classics2hr 19min20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentAugust 06, 1996Not Rated027616585134 |
Credits |
| Screenwriter | John Paxton |
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