ON THE BEACH ( LTBX )

In 1964, nuclear 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. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

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 Runtime:134 min Country:USA Language:English Year: 1959