![[Book #152565] On the Beach. Stanley Kramer, Nevil Shute, John Paxton, Ava Gardner Gregory Peck, Anthony Perkins, Fred Astaire, director, novel, screenwriter, starring.](https://royalbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/152565.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1787215360)
On the Beach
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1959. Vintage reference photograph of actor Gregory Peck between takes during location filming on the set of the 1959 film. Provenance stamps to the verso.
Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. Nominated for two Academy Awards.
Set and shot on location in Australia and California.
8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with a faint crease to the bottom edge.
[Book #152565]
Price: $225.00
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