On the Beach with Gregory Peck: DVD Cover

    On the Beach Director: Stanley Kramer Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins

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    • DVD Release Date: 02/29/2000
    • Original Release: 1959
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 8,603

    Viewer Rating: (15 ratings)

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    Scene Index

    Scene Selections
    0. Scene Selections
    1. Logos/Title/Credits [5:01]
    2. Happy Dad/Sleepy Mom [4:27]
    3. "You'll Sail Soon" [4:12]
    4. "Due For Shore Food" [3:06]
    5. On The Beach [2:46]
    6. "I'm Your Date" [2:42]
    7. Drunken Discourse [4:35]
    8. "You Look Married" [3:59]
    9. Comfort In The Night [4:33]
    10. Commander & The Lady [6:13]
    11. Tracking Information [3:06]
    12. Sailing Into Trouble [4:56]
    13. A Terrible Pill [6:42]
    14. Denying An Offer [3:08]
    15. Back To An Old Love [2:20]
    16. Time To Worry [5:07]
    17. Port Of San Francisco [7:26]
    18. Swain Swims Home [3:48]
    19. "Everybody's Dead!" [3:54]
    20. Philosophy Of War [3:17]
    21. One Hour On Shore [4:10]
    22. No Sign Of Life [3:23]
    23. "So Full Of Life" [5:38]
    24. Back In The Race [2:56]
    25. A Romantic Getaway [6:52]
    26. Radiation Strikes [4:25]
    27. Lining Up To Die [:30]
    28. "So Long, Julian" [2:30]
    29. "To A Blind World!" [2:03]
    30. "It's Been Nice" [2:22]
    31. "God Forgive Us!" [3:52]
    32. Time Runs Out [3:00]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Although there'd been "doomsday dramas" before it, Stanley Kramer's On the Beach was considered the first "important" entry in this genre when originally released in 1959. Based on the novel by Nevil Shute, the film is set in the future (1964) when virtually all life on earth has been exterminated by the radioactive residue of a nuclear holocaust. Only Australia has been spared, but it's only a matter of time before everyone Down Under also succumbs to radiation poisoning. With only a short time left on earth, the Australian population reacts in different ways: some go on a nonstop binge of revelry, while others eagerly consume the suicide pills being issued by the government. When the possibility arises that rains have washed the atmosphere clean in the Northern hemisphere, a submarine commander (Gregory Peck) and his men head to San Diego, where faint radio signals have been emanating. The movie's all-star cast includes: Peck as the stalwart sub captain, Ava Gardner as his emotionally disturbed lover, Fred Astaire as a guilt-wracked nuclear scientist, and Anthony Perkins and Donna Anderson as the "just starting out in life" married couple. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    What can happen if we get into a nuclear war.by Anonymous

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    July 25, 2009: Our sub capt. must choose between duty to his crew or love. He chooses duty!

    Fred has nothing to loose by the race and then picks a different way to exit the problem.

    Great Plot!! Awful performances.by MABM

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    May 03, 2009: The plot is always thought provoking even after all these years and well worth seeing for that but the performances are stiff and stagey and Ava Gardner's performance particularly has to be endured. Overall grim tale that should be revisited from time to time to remind us of the dangers inherent in our well armed society.


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