On the Beach (1959)
- 7.1
- 133 mins
- Science Fiction
Storyline
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?—Rod Crawford
Plot Keywords
mass killing, fast car, 1960s, post apocalypse, apocalypse, end of the world, based on novel, racing, race track, doomsday, australia, submarine, nuclear holocaust, radiation, nuclear war, dystopia, morse code, fishing, stream, hotel
Short Review
A tiresome, talky 1959 film.
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