Review of On the Beach (1959) by Tero L — 09 Oct 2012
A spooky Cold War classic about those MAD years, when the complete ruination of the world through nuclear war seemed a real possibility. Once again, Gregory Peck carries a film with his performance - I'm starting to think he's one of the all-time best - and it's the humanity of these characters and their attempt to retain hope when all seems lost.
It's a pushing to the extreme of a feeling in that was in the air at the time, but it also seems unfortunately easy to relate to. An important and uncomfortable film to see.
This review of On the Beach (1959) was written by Tero L on 09 Oct 2012.
On the Beach has generally received positive reviews.
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