On the beach [videorecording] / Stanley Kramer presents a United Artists release ; Lomitas Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by John Paxton ; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer.
Based on the novel by Nevil Shute. Originally produced as a motion picture by Lomitas Productions and released by United Artists in 1959. Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson.
Summary:
Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out virtually all life on earth. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the U.S. submarine Sawfish have escaped destruction. Captain Dwight Towers takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news--the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.
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