{"product_id":"on-the-beach-blu-ray-pre-order-27-july-2026","title":"On the Beach [Blu-ray] - PRE-ORDER-27-JULY-2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1959, Stanley Kramer’s On the Beach is widely considered the first ‘important’ entry in the doomsday genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on Nevil Shute’s novel, the film is set in 1964 when virtually all life on earth has been exterminated by the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eradioactive residue of a nuclear war. Only those survivors now in Australia have been spared – but it seems only a matter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof time before they too succumb to the spreading radiation cloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs they await their fate, people react in wildly different ways. Some embark on a non-stop binge of revelry, while others\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003econsider the suicide pills being offered by the government. Against this backdrop, faint radio signals emanating from San\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiego appear to offer a ray of hope, and one submarine commander (Gregory Peck) and his men embark on a voyage to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ediscover whether life clings on elsewhere on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtras\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Presented in High Definition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Audio commentary written by Dr Philip Davey, author of When Hollywood Came to Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Newly commissioned audio commentary by Scott Harrison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Making On the Beach (1959, 9 mins): rare 8mm footage shot by amateur filmmaker Richard Goslin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Interview with Donna Anderson (2015, 20 mins): the actor discusses her time working with the cast and crew of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Kim Newman on Apocalypse Cinema (2022, 22 mins): the film critic deconstructs On the Beach and discusses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe sociopolitical environment in which the film emerged\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Clothes to Die For: The Costumes of Ava Gardner (2022, 16 mins): costume historian Elissa Rose explores Ava\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGardner’s impressive wardrobe as worn in On the Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (2004, 14 mins): a celebration of Stanley Kramer’s life and career, featuring interviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith screenwriter Abby Mann and Karen Sharpe, Kramer’s widow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Operation Hurricane (1952, 33 mins): after the first Soviet atomic weapon was detonated in 1949, the British\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eaccelerated the development of their own nuclear deterrent. This haunting film documents the first atom bomb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etest on the Monte Bello Islands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Original theatrical trailer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Image gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Stanley Kramer’s photo album\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Includes optional English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Dr Christina Brennan and Barry Forshaw\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand a biography of Stanley Kramer by Jennifer Frost. Also includes writing on Operation Hurricane by the BFI’s Vic Pratt\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869562912942,"sku":"BFIB1572","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/BFIB1572_OntheBeachBDpackshot.jpg?v=1779099486","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/products\/on-the-beach-blu-ray-pre-order-27-july-2026","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}