The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil

Movie·1959·1h 35m

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The Most Unusual Story Ever Told!

Country

United States of America

Language

French

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The Story

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.

Producer

Harry Belafonte, George Englund

Cinematography

Harold J. Marzorati

Music

Miklós Rózsa

Editor

Harold F. Kress

Themes

new york cityjealousynuclear warlove trianglepost-apocalyptic futurenuclear holocaustapocalypseracismblack and whitehaircutcave in

Production House

HarBel Productions
Sol C. Siegel Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Score

64%

77 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Ralph Burton

Inger Stevens

Inger Stevens

Sarah Crandall

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Benson Thacker

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Crew

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Producer

Harold J. Marzorati

Director of Photography

Ranald MacDougall

Director, Screenplay

Harold F. Kress

Editor

George Englund

George Englund

Producer

Sol C. Siegel

Sol C. Siegel

Executive Producer

M.P. Shiel

Story

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