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 |
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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
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
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.
Julian Osborne: We're all doomed, you know. The whole, silly, drunken, pathetic lot of us. Doomed by the air we're about to breathe.
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Facts about
Anthony Perkins' elder son is named Osgood, possibly after Admiral Bridie's aide of the same name.Anthony Perkins named his oldest son, "Osgood"(James Ripley Oswald Robert Perkins II) after Anthony's father, Broadway and film actor, James Ripley Oswald Perkins.
According to Philip R. Davey, author of the book "When Hollywood Came to Melbourne: The Story of the Making of Stanley Kramer's 'On The Beach'", director Stanley Kramer experienced many problems with the thousands of bathers who stood in shoulder-deep water to watch the proceedings, and who applauded the cast after each take. Their enthusiasm was gratifying in this respect if not in others, such as when thousands of people began crowding forward to get a closer look at Ava Gardner, they repeatedly moved into camera range, thus necessitating many frustrating retakes.
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