On the Beach

A doomsday parable where the end of the world runs on fumes and stiff upper lips. An American submarine crew lands in Australia after nuclear war wipes out the northern hemisphere, met by locals clinging to normalcy as deadly radiation drifts south. The film’s idea of emotional climax involves a game of golf.

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Stanley Kramer directed On the Beach in 1959. See Stanley Kramer's full filmography, where to start with Stanley Kramer, or where to go after you've seen everything by Stanley Kramer.

On the Beach was released in 1959 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 134 minutes.