| Title |
On The Beach |
| Copyright Title |
On The Beach |
| Released |
1959 |
| Production Year |
1959 |
| Director |
Stanley Kramer
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| Countries of Production |
Australia,
United States of America |
| Comments |
A film that is as relevant today as it was in 1959. |
| Synopsis |
It is 1964 and the world has almost entirely been destroyed by nuclear warfare. The US submarine Sawfish finds safety in Melbourne, Australia but the nuclear fall out will soon arrive and they will die. All human life is coming to an end. An important film that needed to be made especially in the context of 1959. |
tags: 1950s Film Melbourne nuclear apocalypse On The Beach 1959 Stanley Kramer When Hollywood Came To Melbourne
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| journal - Australian Film in the 1950s Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media and Culture 1 V1. 00-00-1987. p.n/a |
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Tom O'Regan
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| O'Regan talks about Australian films and the film industry in the 1950s. He discussses the "mechanics" (with specific reference to The Overlanders, 1946) beh...[full record]
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| journal - Images Of Modern Melbourne 1945-1970 Journal of Australian Studies 57 V22. 00-00-1998. p.159 |
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Graeme Davison
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| Melbourne was transform into a different image to fit the context of the film. It gave Melbourne a sense of cultural discovery to show the city, the people, ...[full record]
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| newspaper - It's the end of the world all over again The Age. 04-05-2009. p.14 |
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Jake Wilson
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| It is 50 years since the premiere screening of the film 'On the Beach' and this article looks at the film's special connection to the city of Melbourne.[full record]
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| newspaper - New Threat to the Astor The Age. 26-08-2003. p.n.p. |
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Lisa Mitchell
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| According to George Florence, as of the 26th August, 2003, âaudience numbers (were) down.â George Florence is quoted by Lisa Mitchell as stating, âThe...[full record]
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| web - On the Beach: Filming the 1959 Feature Film : On the Beach: Filming the 1959 Feature Film National Film And Sound Archive VHome Movies. 00-00-2012 |
| Amateur Filmmaker R Goslin making the most of Stanley Kramer's production. He created a behind the scenes colour footage covering two days where they filmed ...[full record]
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| newspaper - St Kilda has grown up fed a steady varied diet of film The Age. 11-04-2004. p.n.p. |
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Larry Schwartz
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| Larry Schwartz in âSt. Kilda has grown up fed a steady varied diet of filmâ infers a correlation between the St Kilda Historical Societyâs text âThe ...[full record]
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| book - The Screening of St Kilda: A History of St Kilda's Cinemas . 00-00-2003 |
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Peter Fogarty
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| Peter Fogartyâs âThe Screening of St. Kilda: A History of St Kildaâs Cinemasâ asserts that the notion of the cinema has played a significant role wi...[full record]
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| book - When Hollywood Came To Melbourne . 26-02-2006 |
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Phillip R.Davey
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| The book focus on Stanley Kramer's film making process for On The Beach from pre-production stage to Post production stage. We are told about the challenges ...[full record]
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