The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

Year: 1959

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Ranald MacDougall

DramaScience FictionRomanceMonsters aliens sci-fi and the apocalypseDangerous technology and the apocalypse

Ralph Burton, a miner trapped by a cave‑in, finally escapes to discover a world wiped out by nuclear holocaust. He reaches a deserted New York City, builds a routine, then encounters fellow survivor Sarah Crandall. Their fragile companionship is tested when Benson Thacker arrives by boat, igniting racial tension between the Black Burton and the white Thacker.

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