Release Date
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Original Release
May 1, 1959
1h 35m
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
⭐ 6.395 min
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.
Director
Ranald MacDougall
Department: Writing
⭐Popularity: 1.3
Cast
Harry Belafonte
Ralph Burton
⭐1.9
Inger Stevens
Sarah Crandall
⭐1.1
Mel Ferrer
Benson Thacker
⭐1.1
Genres
DramaScience FictionRomance
Production Companies
HarBel ProductionsSol C. Siegel Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
