On the Beach (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Stanley Kramer |
| Producer(s) | Stanley Kramer |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Post War |
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On the Beach (1959) was a Drama - Science Fiction Film directed by Stanley Kramer and produced by Stanley Kramer.
Academy Awards 1959 --- Ceremony Number 32 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Film Editing | Frederic Knudtson | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Ernest Gold | Nominated |
On the Beach BlogHub Articles:
DANGER MAN--"The Man On The Beach"
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 1, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogMy buddy Michael Eugene Wilson happens to be the biggest Barbara Steele fan I know. (Mike has his own blog: michaelsmovieworld.blogspot.com.) He recently sent me a YouTube link for an episode of the 1960s British TV spy series DANGER MAN, in which Steele was a guest star. The title of the episode wa... Read full article
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
By Judy on May 17, 2022 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouYes, this movie is a mess: confusing dialogue, incomprehensible character development, choppy plot development, and some truly unfortunate music choices. But there are three good reasons to still watch Jean Renoir’s curious noir, my choice for the Classic Movie Blog Association Fun in the Sun!... Read full article
On The Beach (1959): Peck, Gardner, Astaire, Perkins, and Apocalypse
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 28, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsI recall my dad sharing a recollection about On The Beach. Back when it came out he went to the drive-in with his family, and they took in the movie. He fell asleep part of the way through only to wake up and the movie was still going. While not necessarily a profound observation, the film is unequi... Read full article
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsThe Woman on the Beach is ripe with subject matter that feels akin to Jean Renoir as much as any Hollywood picture possibly could be. Since the beach, in his specific case, initially evokes not the California coasts but the shores that might have so easily cropped up in the paintings of his renowned... Read full article
On the beach, but not a Bathing Beauty
By carole_and_co on Sep 16, 2015 From Carole & Co.Carole Lombard is in that pic, fifth from left, taken sometime in 1928 during work on one of Mack Sennett's comedy shorts. Lombard apparently wasn't scheduled to appear in swimwear that day, as she's wearing a horizontally-striped sweater and skirt. Sennett himself is at far right, in a white hat.Ot... Read full article
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Quotes from On the Beach
Julian Osborne: And they were wrong. We fought. We expunged them. And we didn't do such a bad job on ourselves.
Julian Osborne: There was a choice. It was build the bombs, and use them - or risk the United States, the Soviet Union, and the rest of us, would find some way... to go on living.
Morgan: [scoffs] That's wishful thinking if ever I heard it.
Julian Osborne: [softly] I'm not against wishful thinking. Not now.
[last lines]
Mary: God... God, forgive us. Peter, I think I'll have that cup of tea now.
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Facts about On the Beach
Gregory Peck was a lifelong opponent of nuclear weapons, and made On the Beach for this reason.
When Moira goes to visit Towers at the dock, an Australian sailor calls out "Get a load of that Charlie Wheeler". This is rhyming slang: 'Charlie Wheeler' rhymes with 'sheila', an Australian term for a (young) woman.
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