The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
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La fine del mondo
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Die Welt, das Fleisch und der Teufel
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Le Monde, la chair et le diable
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O Diabo, A Carne e o Mundo
director:
Ranald MacDougall
playwright:
Ranald MacDougall
actor:
Harry Belafonte
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Inger Stevens
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Mel Ferrer
genre:
Drama
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Science Fiction
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Romance
region:
USA
language:
French
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English
length: 1h 35m
release date:
1959-05-01
(Premiere)
IMDb: tt0053454
overview
Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point, tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white, and Burton, who is black.