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After the world has been annihilated from atomic blasts, a small group of survivors in Australia try to live out normal lives as they wait for the radiation to reach them.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:On the beach (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: CBS Fox Video
Other Authors: Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003, Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990, Astaire, Fred, Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, MI : CBS/Fox Video, [1984?]
Subjects:
Nuclear warfare > Drama.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:After the world has been annihilated from atomic blasts, a small group of survivors in Australia try to live out normal lives as they wait for the radiation to reach them.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Nevil Shute.
Videocassette release of the 1959 motion picture.
"4521."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Awards:British Academy Awards '59: United Nations Award ; National Board of Review Awards '59: 10 Best Films of the Year
Production Credits:Director of photography, Giuseppe Rotunno ; music, Ernest Gold.