Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


On the beach Cover Image DVD

On the beach [videorecording] / Showtime presents a Southern Star production ; Australian FIlm Finance Corporation ; directed by Russell Mulcahy.

Assante, Armand, 1949- (Added Author). Brown, Bryan, 1947- (Added Author). Gordon, Christopher. (Added Author). Mulcahy, Russell. (Added Author). Paxton, John, 1911-1985 (Added Author). Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 (Added Author). Ward, Rachel, 1957- (Added Author). Australia Film Finance Corporation. (Added Author). Showtime Networks. (Added Author). Southern Star Entertainment. (Added Author). Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie, Grant Bowler. (Cast).

Summary:

When the entire Northern hemisphere is destroyed in an atomic war, the residents of Melbourne, Australia, realize that it is only time keeping them safe before a cloud of radioactive materials reaches their part of the world too.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 video disc (209 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Full screen
  • Publisher: La. Crosse, Wis. : Platinum Disc, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Nevil Shute, and the screenplay by John Paxton.
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2000.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Martin McGrath; production design, Roger Ford; film editor, Mark Perry; music, Christopher Gordon.
Participant or Performer Note:
Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie, Grant Bowler.
Target Audience Note:
Rated 18 - Not suitable for under 18 years.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Paxton, John, 1911-1985 > Film adaptations.
Paxton, John, 1911-1985 > Television adaptations.
Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 > Film adaptations.
Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 > Television adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Nuclear warfare > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date

Accessibility Features

Summaries & More

Awards, Reviews, & Suggested Reads

Shelf Browser

MARC Record

LDR 02479cgm a2200553 4500
001870517
003CARDINAL
00520140623164854.0
007vd|cvaizq
008080116s2005 wiu209 0 vneng u
0241 . ‡a096009286590
02840. ‡a28659 ‡bPlatinum Disc
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)174144865
040 . ‡dUtOrBLW
0820 . ‡a791.43/72 ‡222
24500. ‡aOn the beach ‡h[videorecording] / ‡cShowtime presents a Southern Star production ; Australian FIlm Finance Corporation ; directed by Russell Mulcahy.
250 . ‡aFull screen
264 1. ‡aLa. Crosse, Wis. : ‡bPlatinum Disc, ‡c2005.
300 . ‡a1 video disc (209 min.) : ‡bsound, color ; ‡c4 3/4 in.
336 . ‡atwo-dimensional moving image ‡btdi ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡avideo ‡bv ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avideodisc ‡bvd ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡aBased on the novel by Nevil Shute, and the screenplay by John Paxton.
500 . ‡aOriginally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2000.
508 . ‡aDirector of photography, Martin McGrath; production design, Roger Ford; film editor, Mark Perry; music, Christopher Gordon.
5111 . ‡aArmand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie, Grant Bowler.
520 . ‡aWhen the entire Northern hemisphere is destroyed in an atomic war, the residents of Melbourne, Australia, realize that it is only time keeping them safe before a cloud of radioactive materials reaches their part of the world too.
5218 . ‡aRated 18 - Not suitable for under 18 years.
538 . ‡aDVD.
546 . ‡aClosed-captioned.
60010. ‡aPaxton, John, ‡d1911-1985 ‡vFilm adaptations.
60010. ‡aPaxton, John, ‡d1911-1985 ‡vTelevision adaptations.
60010. ‡aShute, Nevil, ‡d1899-1960 ‡vFilm adaptations.
60010. ‡aShute, Nevil, ‡d1899-1960 ‡vTelevision adaptations.
650 0. ‡aFilm adaptations. ‡0(CARDINAL)238544
650 0. ‡aNuclear warfare ‡vDrama.
650 0. ‡aScience fiction films. ‡0(CARDINAL)252625
650 0. ‡aVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
7001 . ‡aAssante, Armand, ‡d1949- ‡0(CARDINAL)844720
7001 . ‡aBrown, Bryan, ‡d1947- ‡0(CARDINAL)883183
7001 . ‡aGordon, Christopher.
7001 . ‡aMulcahy, Russell.
7001 . ‡aPaxton, John, ‡d1911-1985.
7001 . ‡aShute, Nevil, ‡d1899-1960. ‡0(CARDINAL)126126
7001 . ‡aWard, Rachel, ‡d1957-
7102 . ‡aAustralia Film Finance Corporation.
7102 . ‡aShowtime Networks. ‡0(CARDINAL)341257
7102 . ‡aSouthern Star Entertainment.
901 . ‡a870517 ‡bSystem ‡c870517 ‡tbiblio