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The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 35mApproved
DramaRomanceSci-Fi
⭐ 6.8
IMDB Rating
3,912 votes

A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.

Director
Ranald MacDougall
Writers
Ranald MacDougall, Ferdinand Reyher, M.P. Shiel
Stars
Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer
Release Date
May 1, 1959
Language
English, French
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 71
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 5.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
as Ralph Burton
Inger Stevens
Inger Stevens
as Sarah Crandall
Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer
as Benson Thacker

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
4-Track Stereo
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Sol C. Siegel Productions, HarBel Productions

🏷️ Keywords

jealousyend of civilizationlast people on earthminimal castmale rivalry

🎯 Categories

Dystopian Sci-FiPsychological DramaDramaRomanceSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

end of the world story... good!
by ksf-2 β€’ 2020-03-04
7/10

"A 32 year old Harry Belafonte is Ralph Burton, survivor of a nuclear holocaust, where humanity has been wiped out. we watch the inter-racial relations in a post-apocalypse world with one woman and two men left alive. Co-stars Mel Ferrer and Inger Stevens. For a long time, Burton runs around New York, trying to find other survivors. We experience the echoes and loneliness that he feels. So many empty streets, papers blowing around. It's forty minutes in before Ralph and Sarah even meet up. Stevens would die real young at 35, by suicide. Theoretically, after several initial attempts. Ferrer..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

To film the striking images of a deserted New York City, the cast and crew had to start filming at dawn in order to capture the city before the early morning rush. This gave them no more than an hour or two per day in which to film the sequence.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.