1959 · 134 min · NR

On the Beach

Name: On the Beach
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
Released: 1959
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson

Directed by Stanley Kramer · Science Fiction, Drama, Romance

On the Beach (1959) is a Science Fiction film, directed by Stanley Kramer set in Melbourne during the near future.

A post apocalyptic, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of mortality & aging, war's cost, and love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Ernest Gold

Cinematography

Giuseppe Rotunno

Cast

Gregory PeckAva GardnerFred AstaireAnthony PerkinsDonna AndersonGuy DolemanJohn MeillonHarp McGuire

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Melbourne

Setting

Urban Coastal Sea

When

Near Future

Premise & themes

Premise

Post Apocalyptic

Themes

Mortality & Aging War's Cost Love & Longing

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

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On the Beach

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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