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The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

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User Rating: 7.0/10 (593 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Ranald MacDougall
Writers:
M.P. Shiel (novel)
Ferdinand Reyher (story)
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Release Date:
20 May 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
The Most Unusual Story Ever Told!
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
provided serious food for thought at a time the world wasn't hungry. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
The End of the World (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
French | English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo | Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:A (1959) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
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Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The rifles carried by Ben and Ralph change. Ben is initially shown shooting at Ralph with a bolt action rifle. Later, he is armed with a Remington pump action. Ralph grabs a tube fed Winchester lever action from the sporting goods store, but when he throws his rifle down, it has changed into a Winchester 1895 with a box magazine. more
Quotes:
Benson Thacker: I have nothing against negroes, Ralph.
Ralph Burton: That's white of you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Am Legend (2007) more
Soundtrack:
GOTTA TRAVEL ON more

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17 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
provided serious food for thought at a time the world wasn't hungry., 23 July 2001
Author: bobkat1138 from Northwest Indiana

A very thought provoking movie that was not accepted at the time, but in retrospect, way way ahead of its time. In a racially charged world it put forth the premise that race, in the final analysis, is superficial and meaningless. Once you strip away the layers of conditioning and socialization, you find, at the core, good and evil and the age old struggle as to which will prevail. A simple story, told directly and honestly. On a scale of 1 to 10, its an 11.

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