On the Beach
novel by Shute
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discussed in biography
- In Nevil Shute
His most famous work, On the Beach (1957), which he wrote while living in Australia, reflected his pessimism for humanity in the atomic age.
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film adaptation
- In Stanley Kramer: Directing
…adaptation of Nevil Shute’s apocalyptic novel. The powerful film starred Fred Astaire, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins, and Gregory Peck.
Read More - In On the Beach
…was based on the apocalyptic novel of the same name by Nevil Shute.
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