Harry Belafonte
Ralph Burton
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 American science fiction doomsday film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall. The film stars Harry Belafonte, who was then at the peak of his film career. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world with very few human survivors.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil: Directed by Ranald MacDougall. With Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer. A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.
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- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Ranald MacDougall
- 1959-05-01
Many Christian sources refer to the world, the flesh, and the devil. Peter Abelard states in his Expositiones that: Tria autem sunt quae nos tentant, caro, mundus, diabolus ("There are three things which tempt us, the flesh, the world, and the devil").
A trenchant critique of 1950s-era racism wrapped up in a post-apocalyptic science-fiction drama, THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL stars Harry Belafonte as Ralph Burton, a Pennsylvania coal miner who is trapped underground by a nuclear holocaust.
A man (Harry Belafonte), a woman (Inger Stevens) and a bigot (Mel Ferrer) roam the city of New York, deserted after a nuclear war.
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- Ranald Macdougall
- Sci-Fi
- Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. One woman and two men are the only people left alive after a nuclear disaster. Cast & Crew. Read More. Ranald Macdougall. Director. Harry Belafonte. Ralph Burton. Inger Stevens. Sarah Crandall. Mel Ferrer. Benson Thacker. Paul Clayton.
Overview. Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted.
