On the Beach

Directed by Stanley Kramer
PG
17 December 1959    2h 14m    Box Office: US$2.2MScience Fiction, Drama,
7.178%69%6.7
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.

Where to Watch On the Beach

  • Gregory PeckDwight Towers
  • Ava GardnerMoira Davidson
  • Fred AstaireJulian Osborn
  • Anthony PerkinsLt. Peter Holmes
  • Donna AndresenMary Holmes
  • Guy DolemanLt. Cmdr. Farrel
  • John MeillonRalph Swain
  • Harp McGuireLt. Sunderstrom
  • Lola BrooksLt. Hosgood
  • Ken WayneLt. Benson
  • Joe McCormickAckerman
  • Lou VernonBill Davidson
  • Kevin BrennanDr. King
  • John TateAdm. Bridie
  • Stanley KramerDirector / Producer
  • John PaxtonScreenplay
  • Nevil ShuteNovel
  • Fernando CarrereArt Direction
  • Rudolph SternadProduction Design
  • Giuseppe RotunnoDirector Of Photography

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