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?
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do.
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol.
An adaptation of a story by a Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that anticipates the Ukrainian "poetic cinema" of the '60s in its focus on star-crossed lovers and its celebration of nature.
College sweethearts Lu Feng and Xiao Chen are torn apart by family and prejudice. Years later, they reunite as boss and employee, still in love—but their second chance comes at a cost neither saw coming.
Modeled on Setouchi Jakucho, Inoue Mitsuharu, and his wife, 2 women depicts the special relationship between a man and two women, based on the novel by Inoue Areno, the eldest daughter of Inoue.
Kobayashi Isamu, a first-year high school student, lives in a family of four with his father, an artist, his mother, an insurance agent, and his sister, an office worker.
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Trailer 1959 On The Beach
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1959 On the Beach movie: classic scene about background radiation levels
In the classic 1959 movie On the Beach Fred Astaire gives a drunken speech at a party about the rising level of background radiation in Australia in 1964 after ...
On the Beach 1959 Ending
After a global nuclear war the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
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la mejor plicula de olocaustos nucleares.
On The Beach (1959) Where was it Filmed? Part 1
From January to March in 1959 Hollywood came to Melbourne to shoot the film On The Beach. It was directed by Stanley Kramer and appearing in the film was ...
On the Beach (1959) - Ava Gardner Gregory Peck
Nothing fancy just threw together the best parts for a happy ending (which they deserved). Song: Gin Wigmore "I Do."
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Written by the great librettist Tong Tik-sang, and featuring Lee Tit's elegant direction and superb performances from Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin, "Butterfly and Red Pear Blossom" brings Cantonese opera to cinematic life.
When a ship bringing a contingent of international wounded from Korea is torpedoed, three women (two nurses and a secretary) and a male journalist survive and reach a lonely island in a boat.
A story about two brothers, one deep in the underworld with his gun, his fists, and his hate the other atop the world with his songs, his music, and his beat.
