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On the Beach (1959)
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GenreDrama / Sci-Fi
SynopsisThe residents of Australia after a global nuclear war must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Filmed inUSA
Runtime134 min
Average Rating![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (4.0 on 5) |
Casting:
| Gregory Peck | Cmdr Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish | |
| Ava Gardner | Moira Davidson | |
| Fred Astaire | Julian Osborne | |
| Anthony Perkins | Lt Cmdr Peter Holmes, Royal Australian Navy | |
| Donna Anderson | Mary Holmes | |
| John Tate | Adm Bridie | |
| Harp McGuire | Sundstrom (ashore in San Diego) | |
| Lola Brooks | Lt Hosgood (Bridie's secretary) | |
| Ken Wayne | Benson | |
| Guy Doleman | Farrel | |
| Richard Meikle | Davis | |
| John Meillon | Yeoman Rob Swain (ashore in San Diego) | |
| Joe McCormick | Ackerman (radiation sickness) | |
| Lou Vernon | Bill Davidson (Moira's father) | |
| Kevin Brennan | Dr King (radiation diagnosis) |




What's next, Captain?



Moving, heartwrenching and a bit scary



I saw it in 1959




















