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On the Beach (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
198 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Russell Mulcahy

Written By:
Nevil Shute
John Paxton

Actors:
Armand Assante ..... Cmdr. Dwight Towers
Rachel Ward ..... Moira Davidson
Bryan Brown ..... Dr. Julian Osborne
Jacqueline McKenzie ..... Mary Davidson Holmes
Grant Bowler ..... Lt. Peter Holmes
Allison Webber ..... Jenny Holmes
Tieghan Webber ..... Jenny Holmes
Steve Bastoni ..... First Officer Neil Hirsch
David Ross Paterson ..... Chief Wawrzeniak
Kevin Copeland ..... Sonarman Bobby Swain
Todd MacDonald ..... Radioman Giles
Joe Petruzzi ..... Lt. Tony Garcia
Craig Beamer ..... Crewman Reid
Jonathan Oldham ..... Crewman Parsons
Trent Huen ..... Crewman Samuel Huynh

Synopsis:

Well, the world has finally managed to blow itself up. Only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. Only two months are left. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians when it arrives. All of the calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is at doomsday - get ready. However, one of his rivals say that is incorrect. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated into the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right (and along the way check out the devastation in Alaska and California - seemingly all bodies and vehicles were disintegrated). However, before the mission, all kinds of bland soap opera relationships are played out. Brown and his ex-fiancée battle it out in a love-hate relationship. Meanwhile she also takes a liking to Assante, who is divided in his loyalties to his men and his love for his now-dead wife and children.

From Nevil Shute's gripping bestseller, adapted for the screen by David Williamson and visionary director Russell Mulcahy , comes a post-apocalyptic action-packed story of survival and hope. When a Chinese blockade of Taiwan escalates into a nuclear missile exchange with the USA the aftermath is catastrophic, and a gigantic wave of deadly radiation is making its way across the sea towards Australia. The crew of a US Navy submarine, led by commander Dwight Towers (Armand Assante) place themselves and their vessel under the command of the Australian government and are tasked to track down Julian Osborne (Bryan Brown), a brilliant yet reclusive scientist who may be able to help out before it is too late.

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