Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere. Australia survives. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.

Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2000.

Format: DVD; Dolby Digital. : 1 videodisc (134 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture by Lomitas Productions and released by United Artists in 1959.
Based on the novel by Nevil Shute.

Languages: English, French
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson.

Crew: Photographer, Giuseppe Rotunno ; editor, Frederic Knutson ; lyrics, A. B. Paterson ; music, Ernest Gold.

Contributors: Anthony Perkins (Actor), Ava Gardner (Actor), Ernest Gold (Composer), Fred Astaire (Actor), Gregory Peck (Actor), John Paxton (Author of screenplay), Nevil Shute (Author), Stanley Kramer (Director, Producer)

Subject(s):

Nuclear warfare -- Australia -- Drama.