On the Beach (1959)

USA, 134 min
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Basic facts

Original title On the Beach
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1959-12-17

Cast

Gregory Peck
kommendörkapten Dwight Towers

Ava Gardner
Moira Davidson

Fred Astaire
Julian Osborne

Anthony Perkins
löjtnant Peter Holmes, Royal Australian Navy

Donna Anderson
Mary Holmes

John Tate
amiral Bridie

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Titles

Original title
  • On the Beach
Swedish release title
  • På stranden
Distribution title
  • Das letzte Ufer (Västtyskland/Österrike)
  • På stranden (Danmark)
  • A hora final (Brasilien)
  • L'ultima spiaggia (Italien)
  • La hora final (Spanien)
  • Le dernier rivage (Frankrike)
  • Viimeisellä rannalla (Finland)
  • Na břehu (Tjeckoslovakien)
  • Όσο θα υπάρχει κόσμος (Grekland)
  • Oso tha yparhi o kosmos (Grekland)
  • Az utolsó part (Ungern)
  • Ostatni brzeg (Polen)
  • Den siste bredd (Norge)
  • Ultimul ţărm (Rumänien)
  • На берегу (Sovjetunionen)
  • 渚にて (Japan)
  • Kumsalda (Turkiet)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Key Grip
Grip Best Boy
Propman
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Sound Effects Editor
Other Crew
  • A.A. Norris-Smith (as Lt. Commander A.A. Norris-Smith) (Royal Australian Navy liaison)

Cast

Gregory Peck kommendörkapten Dwight Towers
Ava Gardner Moira Davidson
Fred Astaire Julian Osborne
Anthony Perkins löjtnant Peter Holmes, Royal Australian Navy
Donna Anderson Mary Holmes
John Tate amiral Bridie
Harp McGuire löjtnant Sunderstrom
Lola Brooks löjtnant Hosgood, Bridies sekreterare
Ken Wayne löjtant Benson
Richard Meikle Davis
Guy Doleman örlogskapten Farrel
John Meillon Ralph Swain
Joe McCormick Ackerman
Lou Vernon Bill Davidson, Moiras far
Kevin Brennan dr Forster (King?)
Basil Buller-Murphy Sir Doulas Froude
Paddy Moran Stevens, steward
John Casson kapten i frälsningsarmén
Grant Taylor Morgan
- Ej krediterade:
Harvey Adams Sykes
Jim Barrett Chrysler
C. Harding Brown Dykers
Keith Eden dr Fletcher
Stuart Finch Jones, radiotelegrafist
Frank Gatliff radioofficer
Katherine Hill Jennifer Holmes
Audine Leith Betty
Peter Williams professor Jorgensen
Peter O'Shaughnessy Jorgensens kompanjon
Rita Pauncefort äldre kvinna på Holmes party
Carey Paul Peck pojke
John Royle officer
Jerry Ian Seals Fogarty, hydrofonskötare

Companies

Production Company Lomitas Productions Inc.
Copyright Lomitas Productions Inc. 1959-12-17 LP15187
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1959
Special Effects Film Effects of Hollywood
Costume Designer Atelier Fontana

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 94918
Date 1959-11-05
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3670 meters
Notes Speltid: 134 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 134 min


Original work

Original title On the Beach (Novel)
Author Nevil Shute


Production location

1959-01 1959-03-27
Canadian Bay Port Phillip Bay, Victoria Australia
Frankston Beach Frankston, Victoria Australia
Berwick Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Mission Inn, 3649 Mission Inn Avenue Riverside, Kalifornien USA
Riverside International Raceway Riverside, Kalifornien USA
San Diego, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1959-12-17 Park Stockholm Sweden 134 min
First showing 1959-12-17 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 134 min (samtidig premiär i ett antal huvudstäder i världen)
TV showing 1972-05-06 TV2 Sweden 129 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Waltzing Matilda
Lyrics Banjo Paterson (1895)


Original title Onward, Christian Soldiers
Composer Arthur Sullivan (1871)
Lyrics Sabine Baring-Gould (1865)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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