From the synopsis, perhaps I expected a more interesting film. This is very much talking heads and very little action.
Still, it was probably a very important film at its time of release & remains one of the original doomsday movies.
Very impressed with Fred Astaire's performance.
This review of On the Beach (1959) was written by Sean L on 25 Sep 2013.
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