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