On the Beach (35mm)
<div><div><b>Book tickets for two or more of our <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/bleak-week-cinema-of-despair">Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair</a> films in the same transaction to receive a discount!</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>This screening will be shown on 35mm film.</b></div></div><div><br></div><div>An atomic war has wiped out all humanity in the northern hemisphere in 1964. However, a single American submarine has found temporary safety in Australia, a place where survivors block out thoughts of the apocalypse by living life as usual. Captain Towers, an American on the submarine in denial about the loss of his wife and children in the war, meets worn down but beautiful Moira Davidson, and a romance blossoms between the pair in this desolate environment. Will Towers and Davidson find peace in each others arms as the end approaches?</div><div><br></div><div>With a cast featuring many luminaries of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins, Stanley Kramer's <i>On the Beach </i>is an enduring warning for humanity against the pitfalls of warfare and failing to understand each other. While bleak in subject matter and tone, there is a kernel of hope for humanity nestled within the film - life can be beautiful, as long as we don't let it get to this point. Here's hoping!</div>Science FictionPT2H14MPG2026-06-19Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
Fred Astaire
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer
On the Beach (35mm)"On the Beach (35mm)"Showtimes
June 19, 5:25 pm
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