The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1959 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · 70% critics
After surviving a mining accident, a man emerges into a world seemingly emptied by nuclear disaster and makes a solitary life in deserted New York. His isolation changes when two other survivors appear, turning loneliness into a tense drama about companionship, prejudice, and survival.
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (79 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy thoughtful post-apocalyptic dramas like On the Beach or Z for Zachariah, especially ones focused on loneliness and human conflict; Not for you if you want fast action or clear-cut sci-fi thrills.
Pros: haunting empty-city setting; thoughtful social themes; strong central performance | Cons: slow pacing; uneven second half; some strained dialogue
Themes
- new york city
- jealousy
- nuclear war
- love triangle
- post-apocalyptic future
- nuclear holocaust
- apocalypse
- racism
- black and white
- haircut
- cave in
Cast & crew
Harry Belafonte
as Ralph Burton
Inger Stevens
as Sarah Crandall
Mel Ferrer
as Benson Thacker
Directed by Ranald MacDougall