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voor de liefhebbers van oude submarine movies :)

On the Beach (1959)

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?

Cast
 Gregory Peck ...  Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish 
 Ava Gardner ...  Moira Davidson 
 Fred Astaire ...  Julian Osborne 
 Anthony Perkins ...  Lt. Peter Holmes - Royal Australian Navy 
 Donna Anderson ...  Mary Holmes 
 John Tate ...  Adm. Bridie 
 Harp McGuire ...  Lt. Sunderstrom (ashore in San Diego) 
 Lola Brooks ...  Lt. Hosgood (Bridie"s secretary) 
 Ken Wayne ...  Lt. Benson 
 Guy Doleman ...  Lt. Cmdr. Farrel 
 Richard Meikle ...  Davis 
 John Meillon ...  Ralph Swain (ashore in San Francisco) 
 Joe McCormick ...  Ackerman (radiation sickness) 
 Lou Vernon ...  Bill Davidson (Moira"s father) 
 Kevin Brennan ...  Dr. King (radiation diagnosis) 

Poster"s note:
Here"s the original version of On the Beach taken from a novel by Nevil Shute - same plot as the 2000 series - US sub arrives in Oz after a nuclear holocaust and awaits a radioactive cloud that will wipe everyone out. It"s got a pretty good cast - Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire - but is a bit melodramatic and there are too many drunks in it for my taste.

Additional Details
Runtime:134 min 
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Black and White 
Aspect Ratio:1.66 : 1 
Sound Mix:Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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