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The Biggest Story of Our Time! - On the Beach
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Title: On the Beach

Release Date: 16 Dec 1959

Runtime: 2h 14m

Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Romance

Director: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

Production Companies: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.6 (203 votes)

Cast

  • Dwight Towers: Gregory Peck
  • Moira Davidson: Ava Gardner
  • Julian Osborn: Fred Astaire
  • Lt. Peter Holmes: Anthony Perkins
  • Mary Holmes: Donna Anderson
  • Lt. Cmdr. Farrel: Guy Doleman
  • Ralph Swain: John Meillon
  • Lt. Sunderstrom: Harp McGuire
  • Lt. Hosgood: Lola Brooks
  • Lt. Benson: Ken Wayne
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