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.
00:09:36 [ Bicycle Bells Ringing ]
00:14:30 THEY'RE PUTTING HER IN MOTH BALLS. SIR ?
00:18:19 FOR ONE THING, I THOUGHT A PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT. TEN OR TWELVE PEOPLE.
00:23:01 IS HE YOURS, MOIRA ? OH, ON LOAN.
00:26:44 I JUST CAN'T.
00:31:31 I-- [ Sighs ]
00:37:28 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A PLEASURE.
00:42:11 HALF A SECOND.
00:47:16 THEN NOTHING.
00:51:32 BUT CONSIDERING MARY--
00:55:57 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF HALF THE TIME.
01:01:33 GOOD NIGHT.
01:07:18 DEPTH: 56 FEET, SIR.
01:12:10 BUT YOU, YES, I DO. I ENVY YOU.
01:20:35 BUT I MEAN RIGHT NOW !
01:26:12 I WAS IN IT FOR A WHILE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
01:32:18 [ Beeping Over Earphones ] OFF AND ON. THEY NEVER WENT TO RADIO SCHOOL, THOSE SPOOKS
01:41:40 [ Engine Revving Loudly ]
01:48:26 I KNOW JUST THE SPOT.
01:52:49 ?? MATILDA ??
01:58:37 I THINK THAT'S ALL.
02:05:45 [ Engine Idling ]
13:00:00 ROUND TRIP.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,433
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line13:00:00
Production Record
DirectorStanley Kramer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,900,000
Revenue$2,200,000
IMDb votes14,921