{"product_id":"on-the-beach-blu-ray","title":"On the Beach Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Stanley Kramer (1959) BFI Blu-ray \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eWidely considered the first ‘important’ entry in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003edoomsday genre, and based on Nevil Shute’s novel, \u003cem\u003eOn the Beach\u003c\/em\u003e is set in 1964 when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003evirtually all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e life on earth has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003ebeen exterminated by the radioactive residue of a nuclear war. Only those survivors now in Australia have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003ebeen spared – but it seems only a matter of time before they too succumb to the spreading radiation cloud. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eAs they await their fate, people react in wildly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003edifferent ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e. Some embark on a non-stop binge of revelry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003ewhile others consider the suicide pills being offered by the government. Against this backdrop, faint \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eradio signals emanating from San Diego \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eappear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e to offer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e a ray of hope, and one submarine commander \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eand his men embark on a voyage to discover whether life clings on elsewhere on Earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eStarring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193931504 BCX0\"\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring new essays by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eDr \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eChristina Brennan and Barry Forshaw and a biography of Stanley Kramer by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eJennifer Frost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e. Also includes writing on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eOperation Hurricane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e by the BFI’s Vic Pratt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Paragraph SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eAudio commentary written by Dr Philip Davey, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eWhen Hollywood Came to Melbourne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Paragraph SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eAudio commentary by Scott Harrison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW150451885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eMaking On the Beach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e (1959, 9 mins): rare 8mm footage shot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eby amateur filmmaker Richard Goslin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Paragraph SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eInterview with Donna Anderson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eFilm critic Kim Newman on apocalypse cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eCostume historian Elissa Rose explores Ava Gardner’s impressive wardrobe as worn in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eOn the Beach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW150451885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eTribute to Stanley Kramer, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003efeaturing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003einterviews with screenwriter Abby Mann and Karen Sharpe, Kramer’s widow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW150451885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eOperation Hurricane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e (1952, 33 mins): after the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003efirst Soviet atomic weapon was detonated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e1949,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003e the British accelerated the development of their own nuclear deterrent. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003ehaunting film documents the first atom bomb test on the Monte Bello Islands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW150451885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW150451885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW150451885 BCX0\"\u003eStanley Kramer’s photo album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW150451885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57030158254404,"sku":null,"price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/9322\/7199\/files\/onthebeachblu.jpg?v=1784728221","url":"https:\/\/film-shop-ifi.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-beach-blu-ray","provider":"Film Shop IFI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}