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Dec 09, 2015akirakato rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic SF produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name depicting a nuclear war and its aftermath. During 1964, in the months following World War III, the conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout, killing all life there. Air currents are slowly carrying the fallout south. The only areas still habitable are in the far reaches of the southern hemisphere. The first half of the film ran so slowly without any interesting or chilling actions that I got unbearably bored. The romance between the captain and the Ava Gardner character looks unrealistic and overacting---even silly. Fred Astaire doesn't tap-dance at all. Although the film seems uneventful, I understand at least the theme: "There is still time, Brother."