On the Beach (1959 film)

On the Beach
Theatrical release poster by Nicola Simbari
Directed by	Stanley Kramer
Screenplay by	John Paxton
Based on	On the Beach 1957 novel by Nevil Shute
Produced by	Stanley Kramer
Starring	Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire Anthony Perkins Donna Anderson
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by	Frederic Knudtson
Music by	Ernest Gold
Production companies	Lomitas Productions Inc. Spinel Entertainment
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 17, 1959 (1959-12-17)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.9 million[1]

On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins. Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer,^[2] it is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel On the Beach depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war.^[3] Unlike the novel, no one is assigned blame for starting the war, which attributes global annihilation with fear, compounded by accident or misjudgment.