On the Beach

In 1964, atomic 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?

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  Gregory Peck

  Dwight Towers
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  Ava Gardner

  Moira Davidson
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  Fred Astaire

  Julian Osborn
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  Anthony Perkins

  Lt. Peter Holmes
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  Donna Anderson

  Mary Holmes
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  Guy Doleman

  Lt. Cmdr. Farrel
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  John Meillon

  Ralph Swain
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  Harp McGuire

  Lt. Sunderstrom
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  Lola Brooks

  Lt. Hosgood
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  Ken Wayne

  Lt. Benson