On The Beach

On The Beach by Nevil Shute is yet another atomic war, doomsday book / movie from the late 50s early 60s.   I recently did a Constanza, watched the movie instead of reading the book:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQY-4upNr7Q

So I don't know how well it stuck to the book.  It was a Stanley Kramer production, usually his movies dealt with serious, important subjects although there was It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World :)   In On The Beach Ava Gardner was still a beauty and Gregory Peck was still handsome - certainly a watchable movie although a little long.  And there was a plot point related to radio and Morse code which I won't spoil.  Hearing Waltzing Matilda becomes a little tiring after a while though.

I did like the use of black and white film, somehow On The Beach,  Dr. Strangelove and Fail Safe hit a little harder than they would have in color.

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Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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