On the Beach

Released in 1959, Stanley Kramer's On the Beach is widely considered the first 'important' entry in the doomsday genre. Based on Nevil Shute's novel, the film is set in 1964 when virtually all life on earth has been exterminated by the radioactive residue of a nuclear war. Only those survivors now in Australia have been spared - but it seems only a matter of time before they too succumb to the spreading radiation cloud. As they await their fate, people react in wildly different ways. Some embark on a non-stop binge of revelry, while others consider the suicide pills being offered by the government. Against this backdrop, faint radio signals emanating from San Diego appear to offer a ray of hope, and one submarine commander (Gregory Peck) and his men embark on a voyage to discover whether life clings on elsewhere on Earth.

Special Features

Booklet, Commentary: Audio commentary written by Dr. Philip Davey (author); New audio commentary by Scott Harrison, Documentaries: 'A Tribute to Stanley Kramer' (2004); 'Clothes to Die For: The Costumes of Ava Gardner' (2022); 'Kim Newman On Apocalypse Cinema' (2022), Image Gallery, Interviews: Donna Anderson (actor), Making of Documentary, Stanley Kramer's photo album; Short film: 'Operation Hurricane' (1952), Trailers

Actors: John Tate, Lola Brooks, Anthony Perkins, Guy Doleman, Fred Astaire, Joe McCormick, Harp McGuire, Ken Wayne, John Meillon, Basil Buller-Murphy, Richard Meikle, Gregory Peck, Lou Vernon, Ava Gardner, Donna Anderson

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 134 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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