On the Beach
1959 · directed by Stanley Kramer
- Rating
- 68/100
- Hit
- no
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?
On the Beach (1959), directed by Stanley Kramer, rates 68/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gregory Peck
- Ava Gardner
- Fred Astaire
- Anthony Perkins
- Donna Anderson
- Guy Doleman
- John Meillon
- Harp McGuire
- Lola Brooks
- Ken Wayne
Crew
- Giuseppe Rotunno — Director of Photography
- Frederic Knudtson — Editor
- Ernest Gold — Original Music Composer
- John Paxton — Screenplay
More from Stanley Kramer
- Inherit the Wind (1960) — 81/100 · hit
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — 79/100
- The Defiant Ones (1958) — 76/100
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — 73/100
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970) — 73/100
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — 69/100
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