Film

On the Beach 1959

134 min TMDB 6.7 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?

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Cast

  • Gregory Peck as Dwight Towers
  • Ava Gardner as Moira Davidson
  • Fred Astaire as Julian Osborn
  • Anthony Perkins as Lt. Peter Holmes
  • Donna Anderson as Mary Holmes
  • Guy Doleman as Lt. Cmdr. Farrel

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