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On the Beach (1959)

Director: Stanley Kramer

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From Time Out Film Guide

Heavy going indeed as Mr Liberal Conscience himself, Stanley Kramer, wades turgidly through Nevil Shute's story of the aftermath of nuclear apocalypse. Set in Australia, where the radiation effects of war in the Northern hemisphere have still to take effect, it follows a group of characters as they wait for death to arrive. Fine photography, but the script is a typically numbing affair, and the cast, aside from Peck and Meillon (whose part was considerably cut), seem totally out of their depth.

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Director: Stanley Kramer

Producer: Stanley Kramer

Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, John Meillon, Donna Anderson, John Tate, Lola Brooks, John Meillon full cast

Duration: 134 mins


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