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Drama, 134 min, b/w
Stanley Kramer
Nevil Shute (novel)
John Paxton
17 December 1959 (USA)
Drama / Sci-Fi
In 1964, nuclear 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?
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1960 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Film Editing Frederic Knudtson |
| Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Ernest Gold |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | UN Award | Stanley Kramer USA. |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award | Best Foreign Actress Ava Gardner USA. |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Foreign Language Film Stanley Kramer |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Won | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture Score Ernest Gold |
| Nominated | Golden Globe | Best Film Promoting International Understanding |
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| Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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| Best Motion Picture Director Stanley Kramer |
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| Best Supporting Actor Fred Astaire |
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| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Nominated | Golden Laurel | Top Drama 4th place. |
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Gregory Peck | ... | Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish |
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Ava Gardner | ... | Moira Davidson |
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Fred Astaire | ... | Julian Osborne |
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Anthony Perkins | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Peter Holmes, Royal Australian Navy |
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Donna Anderson | ... | Mary Holmes |
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John Tate | ... | Adm. Bridie |
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Harp McGuire | ... | Lt. Sunderstrom (ashore in San Diego) |
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Lola Brooks | ... | Lt. Hosgood (Bridie's secretary) |
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Ken Wayne | ... | Lt. Benson |
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Guy Doleman | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Farrel |
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Richard Meikle | ... | Davis |
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John Meillon | ... | Ralph Swain (ashore in San Francisco) |
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Joe McCormick | ... | Ackerman (radiation sickness) |
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Lou Vernon | ... | Bill Davidson (Moira's father) |
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Kevin Brennan | ... | Dr. King (radiation diagnosis) |
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Basil Buller-Murphy | ... | Sir Douglas Froude (club) |
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John Casson | ... | Salvation Army captain |
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Paddy Moran | ... | Stevens (club wine steward) |
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Grant Taylor | ... | Morgan (Holmes party) |
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Harvey Adams | ... | Sykes (State Fisheries & Game Dept.) (uncredited) |
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Peter Ashton | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Jim Barrett | ... | Chrysler (Moira's outfit) (uncredited) |
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Ken Baumgartner | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Jack Boyer | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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C. Harding Brown | ... | Dykers (billiards at club) (uncredited) |
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Norman Cook | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Colin Crane | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Gerry Duggan | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Keith Eden | ... | Dr. Fletcher (with Peter on the beach) (uncredited) |
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Lucian Endicott | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Stuart Finch | ... | Jones (radio operator) (uncredited) |
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Paddy Fitzallen | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Ronald Fortt | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Cyril Gardner | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Frank Gatliff | ... | Radio officer (uncredited) |
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Katherine Hill | ... | Jennifer Holmes (baby) (uncredited) |
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Collins Hilton | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Brian James | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Joseph Jenkins | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Graham Kennedy | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Audine Leith | ... | Betty (uncredited) |
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Paul Maloney | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Ray Marshall | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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John Morgan | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Peter O'Shaughnessy | ... | Jorgensen associate (uncredited) |
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Rita Pauncefort | ... | Elderly woman (Holmes party) (uncredited) |
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Carey Paul Peck | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
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Elwyn Peers | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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John Royle | ... | Senior officer (uncredited) |
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Jerry Ian Seals | ... | Fogarty (sonar operator) (uncredited) |
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Al Thomas | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Mario Vecci | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Peter Williams | ... | Prof. Jorgensen, scientist (uncredited) |
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Hugh Wills | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
Directed by |
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| Stanley Kramer | |||
Writing credits |
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| Nevil Shute | (novel) |
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| John Paxton | ||
| James Lee Barrett | uncredited |
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Produced by |
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| Stanley Kramer | .... | producer | |
Original Music by |
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| Ernest Gold | |||
Cinematography by |
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| Daniel L. Fapp | (auto race) (as Daniel Fapp) | ||
| Giuseppe Rotunno | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by |
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| Frederic Knudtson | |||
Production Design by |
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| Rudolph Sternad | |||
Art Direction by |
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| Fernando Carrere | |||
Makeup Department |
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| John O'Gorman | .... | makeup artist | |
| Franz Prehoda | .... | makeup artist (as Frank Prehoda) | |
| Jane Shugrue | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management |
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| Clem Beauchamp | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director |
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| Ivan Volkman | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department |
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| Art Cole | .... | property master | |
Sound Department |
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| Walter Elliott | .... | sound effects | |
| Hans Wetzel | .... | sound engineer | |
Special Effects by |
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| Lee Zavitz | .... | special effects | |
Stunts |
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| Carey Loftin | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Harvey Parry | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dale Van Sickel | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department |
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| Allen Grice | .... | chief gaffer | |
| Martin Kashuk | .... | assistant company grip | |
| Morris Rosen | .... | company grip | |
| Ross Wood | .... | camera operator | |
| Robert Wright | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department |
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| Joe King | .... | wardrobe | |
| Eva Friend | .... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) | |
Other crew |
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| Sam Freedle | .... | script supervisor | |
| Stanley Kramer | .... | presenter | |
| Charles A. Lockwood | .... | technical advisor (as Vice-Admiral Charles A. Lockwood) | |
| A.A. Norris-Smith | .... | navy liaison: Australia (as Lt. Commander A.A. Norris-Smith) | |
| Bill Hunter | .... | swimming double (uncredited) | |
Crew verified as complete
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