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On the Beach

Saturday, April 16, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
still from On the Beach

On the Beach (1959)

still from On the Beach

On the Beach (1959)

(Stanley Kramer, US 1959, 134 min., 35mm)

Adapted from Nevil Shute’s novel, Stanley Kramer’s gripping film presents an early entry in the post-apocalypse genre, where the consequences of World War III leave Earth a nuclear wasteland. Gregory Peck leads a stellar cast of survivors (including Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins, and Fred Astaire) attempting to make the most of their final days on Earth. Amid the bleak vision of the future, the characters seek to preserve the moments in life most meaningful to them. Though grim on the surface, the story provides hope that humanity will not follow this path, and avoid the devastating consequences of the atomic age. 


 

Event Details

Dryden Theatre
$7 members
$10 nonmembers
$5 students with ID

$5 17 and under

Advance tickets encouraged.

Patrons must show proof of COVID vaccination (regardless of age), photo ID and wear masks. 

Tickets no longer for sale

About This Series

Conscientious Director: Stanley Kramer

Producer/director Stanley Kramer made his name as a director of “message films,” works that examined and challenged notions of society and the problems it faced. From the beginning of his career, Kramer worked outside of the studio system, forming his own production company. This allowed him to work cheaply by renting space instead of owning it, and without studio control. As a producer, he tackled prejudice (Cyrano de Bergerac), social responsibility (High Noon), disaffected youth (The Wild One), and authoritarianism (The Caine Mutiny). Moving into the director’s chair allowed him to have a more direct hand on the narrative as he examined racism (The Defiant Ones and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner), evolution vs. creationism (Inherit the Wind), and the threat of nuclear war (On the Beach). 

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