On the Beach (1959)
On the Beach (1959) - Science Fiction Movies 134 minutes. La hora final, Le Dernier rivage, L'ultima spiaggia, 碧波金沙. 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? australia, based on novel or book, nuclear war, submarine, san francisco, california, dystopia, nuclear radiation, end of the world, melbourne, australia, nuclear holocaust, morse code, post apocalypse
Released: Dec 16, 1959
Runtime: 134 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
Stars: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, Guy Doleman
Crew: John Paxton (Screenplay), Stanley Kramer (Director), Sam Freedle (Script Supervisor), Lee Zavitz (Special Effects), Jane Shugrue (Hairstylist), Frank Prehoda (Makeup Artist)