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On the Beach
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Approved
1959
2h 14m
Science Fiction
,
Drama
,
and more
7.1
77%
69%
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After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
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Cast of On the Beach
Gregory Peck
Dwight Towers
Ava Gardner
Moira Davidson
Fred Astaire
Julian Osborn
Anthony Perkins
Lt. Peter Holmes
Donna Anderson
Mary Holmes
Guy Doleman
Lt. Cmdr. Farrel
John Meillon
Ralph Swain
Harp McGuire
Lt. Sunderstrom
Lola Brooks
Lt. Hosgood
Ken Wayne
Lt. Benson
Joe McCormick
Ackerman
Lou Vernon
Bill Davidson
Kevin Brennan
Dr. King
John Tate
Adm. Bridie
On the Beach Ratings & Reviews
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
The great merit of this picture, aside from its entertaining qualities, is the fact that it carries a passionate conviction that man is worth saving, after all.
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
While heartbreaking and touching, it's hard to imagine that riots aren't rampant and that martial law isn't required, but hey, it's a movie, and quite a good -- if overlong -- one, at that.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Gloomy doomsday film that is more talky, melodramatic and numbing than imaginative.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Kramer's apocalyptic drama is too verbose, replete with "message" speeches, but the text is intelligent, reflecting the Cold War mentality, and well-acted by Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire (in his first nonmusical role) and Anthony Perkins.
Film Threat
Rory L. Aronsky
As scary a horror film as any you will find.
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
The scenario - one of the best in Stanley Kramer's filmography - is uniquely human in the annals of post-nuclear cinema.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Typically overlong Kramer film, but still with some power.
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
A nuclear war what-if starring some heavy hitters.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
Together, they don't exactly light up the screen with burning passion, but it's a subdued, plagued romance that still reaches levels of emotional potency.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
A tiresome, talky 1959 film.
Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Director Kramer's drama is a bleak and heart wrenching tale of the end of the world...
Apollo Guide
Brian Webster
One of the most powerful anti-war films ever made.
TV Guide
A powerful, well-acted, deftly photographed film.
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