TY - ADVS AU - Perkins,Anthony AU - Peck,Gregory AU - Astaire,Fred AU - Gardner,Ava AU - Paxton,John AU - Kramer,Stanley AU - Anderson,Donna AU - Shute,Nevil ED - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. TI - On the beach AV - PN1997 .O5 2004 PY - 1959/// PY - 2004/// CY - U.S., Sydney PB - MGM Pictures, MGM Home Entertainment KW - Nuclear warfare KW - Drama KW - Feature films N1 - From the novel by Nevil Shute; Screenplay by John Paxton ; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer; Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson; Censorship rating: PG N2 - Summary: A chilling drama about the devasting after effects of nuclear war. The entire Northern Hemisphere has been destroyed, and the story turns to survivors of the atomic disaster in Melbourne, Australia. Realizing their annihilation is inevitable, the Australians frightfully prepare for their tragic demise ER -