Summary
On the Beach is an American science-fiction film first released in 1959,
directed by Stanley Kramer.
The film stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Stanley Kramer
- Script: John Paxton, Nevil Shute, James Lee Barrett
- Music: Ernest Gold
- Cast: Gregory Peck (Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish), Ava Gardner (Moira Davidson), Fred Astaire (Julian Osborne), Anthony Perkins (Lt. Cmdr. 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)), Basil Buller-Murphy (Sir Douglas Froude (club)), John Casson (Salvation Army captain), Paddy Moran (Stevens (club wine steward)), Grant Taylor (Morgan (Holmes party)), Harvey Adams (Sykes (State Fisheries Game Dept.)), Peter Ashton (Bit Part), Jim Barrett (Chrysler (Moira’s outfit)), Ken Baumgartner (Bit Part), Jack Boyer (Bit Part), C. Harding Brown (Dykers (billiards at club)), Norman Cook (Bit Part), Colin Crane (Bit Part), Gerry Duggan (Bit Part), Keith Eden (Dr. Fletcher (with Peter on the beach)), Lucian Endicott (Bit Part), Stuart Finch (Jones (radio operator)), Paddy Fitzallen (Bit Part), Ronald Fortt (Bit Part), Cyril Gardner (Bit Part), Frank Gatliff (Radio officer), Katherine Hill (Jennifer Holmes (baby)), Collins Hilton (Bit Part), Brian James (Bit Part), Joseph Jenkins (Bit Part), Graham Kennedy (Bit Part), Audine Leith (Betty), Paul Maloney (Bit Part), Ray Marshall (Bit Part), John Morgan (Bit Part), Peter O’Shaughnessy (Jorgensen associate), Rita Pauncefort (Elderly woman (Holmes party)), Carey Paul Peck (Boy), Elwyn Peers (Bit Part), John Royle (Senior officer), Jerry Ian Seals (Fogarty (sonar operator)), Al Thomas (Bit Part), Mario Vecchi (Bit Part), Peter Williams (Prof. Jorgensen, scientist), Hugh Wills (Bit Part)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 134 min; B&W
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