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On the Beach(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-12-17
66%
215 Votes
Time: 2h 14m
The Biggest Story of Our Time!
Overview:
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?
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
Australia
Budget: $2,900,000.00
Revenue: $2,200,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Stanley Kramer Productions
Movie: On the Beach
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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