On the Beach
On the Beach

On the Beach

The Biggest Story of Our Time!

6.6(212 votes)
1959
2h 14m
Science Fiction
Drama
Romance

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?

Production

Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Dwight Towers

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Moira Davidson

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Julian Osborn

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Lt. Peter Holmes

Donna Anderson

Donna Anderson

Mary Holmes

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Lt. Cmdr. Farrel

John Meillon

John Meillon

Ralph Swain

Harp McGuire

Harp McGuire

Lt. Sunderstrom

Lola Brooks

Lola Brooks

Lt. Hosgood

Ken Wayne

Ken Wayne

Lt. Benson

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