Genres

Science Fiction , Drama , Romance

Duration

134 min

Director

Stanley Kramer

Rating

6.6

Release Date

December 17, 1959

On the Beach

Original title: On the Beach

Synopsis

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?