On the Beach

2000 television film directed by Russell Mulcahy
Movie television_film Q747395
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On the Beach

Summary

On the Beach is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (415 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On the Beach's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • On the Beach was directed by Russell Mulcahy[4].
  • On the Beach's composer is recorded as Christopher Gordon[5].
  • On the Beach's genre is drama television series[6].
  • On the Beach's genre is science fiction film[7].
  • On the Beach's genre is dystopian film[8].
  • On the Beach's genre is romance film[9].
  • On the Beach's based on is recorded as On the Beach[10].
  • On the Beach's based on is recorded as On the Beach[11].
  • A cast member of On the Beach was Armand Assante[12].
  • A cast member of On the Beach was Rachel Ward[13].
  • A cast member of On the Beach was Bryan Brown[14].
  • A cast member of On the Beach was Grant Bowler[15].
  • A cast member of On the Beach was Jacqueline McKenzie[16].
  • The original language of On the Beach was English[17].
  • On the Beach was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • On the Beach's review score is recorded as 60%[19].
  • On the Beach's review score is recorded as 5.7/10[20].
  • On the Beach's country of origin is recorded as Australia[21].
  • On the Beach was published on January 1, 2000[22].
  • On the Beach's distributed by is recorded as Showtime[23].
  • On the Beach's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • On the Beach's narrative location is recorded as Australia[25].
  • On the Beach's main subject is nuclear warfare[26].
  • On the Beach's main subject is dystopia[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

On the Beach was directed by Russell Mulcahy[4]. Cast members include Armand Assante[12], Rachel Ward[13], Bryan Brown[14], Grant Bowler[15], and Jacqueline McKenzie[16].

Publication

On the Beach was released on January 1, 2000[22]. The original language of it was English[17]. Genres include drama television series[6], science fiction film[7], dystopian film[8], and romance film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include nuclear warfare[26], dystopia[27], suicide[28], and romantic love[29].

Reception

Reviews include 60%[19] and 5.7/10[20].

Why It Matters

On the Beach ranks in the top 5% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (415 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 219224
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 219224, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by → Showtime, Netflix
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P750]]: [[Q7503313]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q7503319]] → [[Q7503313]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q7503319_Q7503313"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 154719
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 154719, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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