On the Beach
1959 · 134 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 14,921 VOTES · DIR. Stanley Kramer
Overview
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,433 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:24 PREPARE TO SURFACE.
00:09:18 SO LONG, CHARLIE.
00:14:08 MONDAY AND OFF AND ON UNTIL WE SAIL.
00:17:58 NAPPIES FLYING IN THE BREEZE, PABLUM EVERYWHERE-- THEY'RE BOUND TO REMIND HIM.
00:22:21 ???? [ Continues ]
00:25:54 WE-- WE-- [ Sobs ]
00:30:39 [ Chuckles ] OH, THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED.
00:36:11 AS FAR NORTH IN THE PACIFIC AS POSSIBLE
00:40:55 [ Tosses Book On Shelf ]
00:44:33 PERHAPS YOU CAN AMUSE YOURSELF AROUND HERE A LITTLE LONGER...
00:50:03 FOUR-HUNDRED BOTTLES OF VINTAGE PORT IN THE CELLARS...
00:54:21 I HAD A DEVIL OF A TIME GETTING THEM
00:59:16 I THINK I'LL TAKE IT.
01:04:39 NOW, NOW, DON'T SAY THAT. YES, IT'S TRUE.
01:10:05 JULIAN ?
01:15:25 NEW COURSE: 160.
01:23:06 I DIDN'T LOOK MUCH AFTER I SAW A FEW.
01:27:44 I KNOW.
01:37:43 [ Chuckling ]
01:42:46 OH, ALL RIGHT. UH, BE RIGHT BACK.
01:49:38 ?? YOU'LL COME A-WALTZING MATILD WITH ME ??
01:54:02 BUT I CAN SURE TELL YOU WHAT IT TASTES LIKE.
01:59:26 TAKING JENNIFER.
02:06:39 IT'S BEEN EVERYTHING."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,433
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line02:06:39
Production Record
DirectorStanley Kramer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,900,000
Revenue$2,200,000
IMDb votes14,921