On the beach

DVD 2005

Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out most of humanity, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Radioactive fallout Health aspects Drama

Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 Film adaptations

World War III Drama

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Drama Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Science fiction films Video recordings

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MGM DVD

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ISBN:

9780792843610
0792843614

Description:

1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital video mono
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Pork Chop Hill

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture by Lomitas Productions and released by United Artists in 1959
Based on: On the beach / Nevil Shute
Disc also includes the 1959 motion picture Pork Chop Hill
Photography, Guiseppe Rotunno, Daniel Fapp; production design, Rudolph Sternad; music, Ernest Gold
Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson
DVD, region 1, wide screen letterbox (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monophonic
Closed-captioned; English or French; French and Spanish language subtitles

Control Number:

520859

UPC:

027616837226

Other Authors:

Anderson, Donna, 1939- actor
Astaire, Fred, actor
Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990, actor
Gold, Ernest, 1921-1999, composer
Kramer, Stanley, producer, director
Lomitas Productions
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Paxton, John, 1911-1985, screenwriter
Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003, actor
Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992, actor
Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960. On the beach
United Artists Corporation

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