On the Beach (1959)

On the Beach

	Nevil Shute	novel
	John Paxton

Drama / Sci-Fi

The 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.

USA

134 min

(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)

Reviews and Comments

What's next, Captain?
Moving, heartwrenching and a bit scary
I saw it in 1959

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