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Fail-Safe (1964) – a film based on the novel of the same name about an American bomber crew and nuclear tensions; Fail-Safe (CBS, 2000) – a remake of the 1964 film, broadcast live and in black-and-white; Fat Man and Little Boy a.k.a. Shadow Makers (1989) – film that reenacts the Manhattan Project
Based on the eponymous novel by Nevil Shute, the film deals with the citizens of Australia as they await radioactive fallout from a catastrophic nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere. The French author Stefan Wul's 1957 novel Niourk provided a portrait of New York after World War III. [13]
The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars; L. The Last Man on Planet Earth; The Last War (film) Left Behind: World at War; M.
Pages in category "Australian war films" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. The Breaker (film) D.
Under pressure from the Western Australian government, the Australian Classification Board decided to ban this arthouse Belgian film for obscenity. The film was banned from being played at the Perth International Film Festival. However, the authorities lifted the ban temporarily and the film was allowed to be screened.
The mid-1900s had a slow start for Australian film, although the first Academy Award was won for an Australian film, Kokoda Front Line!.The industry picked back up during the 1970s with one of the first internationally released films, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and with the success of the series of Mad Max franchise films.
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On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins.Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, [2] it is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel On the Beach depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. [3]