Gregory Peck
Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers
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Sep 18, 2020 · On The Beach. Topics. Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, 1959. In early 1964, in the months following World War III, the conflict has devastated the entirety of the Northern Hemisphere, killing all humans after polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout.
In 1964, the nuclear submarine USS Sawfish arrives in Australia after the worldwide nuclear holocaust. Commander Dwight Lionel Towers confirms that the world has been destroyed and the nuclear dust is coming to Australia.
When the survivors receive a strange signal from San Diego, Cmdr. Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) must undertake a mission with Lt. Peter Holmes (Anthony Perkins) to see if there is hope for humanity...
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Brief Synopsis. After a nuclear war, U.S. sailors stationed in Australia deal with the end of civilization. Cast & Crew. Read More. Stanley Kramer. Director. Gregory Peck. Dwight Towers. Ava Gardner. Moira Davidson. Fred Astaire. Julian Osborn. Anthony Perkins. Peter Holmes. Donna Anderson. Mary Holmes. Photos & Videos. View All.
On the Beach, American dramatic film, released in 1959, that was set in the aftermath of an imagined World War III. It was based on the apocalyptic novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. The fatal fallout of nuclear war in the year 1964 serves as the fictional backdrop for romance between a navy.
On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins. Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, it is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel On the Beach depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war.
Overview. 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.
