(Bonus) 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 to fear compounded by accident or misjudgment.
