Great acting from Belafonte, akward social commentery drags it down though.
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1959)
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Rotten:1
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Synopsis: After surviving a horrible nuclear war, a solitary man encounters a woman survivor in an otherwise devastated and deserted Big Apple. Their fledgling relationship is interrupted, however, by the... After surviving a horrible nuclear war, a solitary man encounters a woman survivor in an otherwise devastated and deserted Big Apple. Their fledgling relationship is interrupted, however, by the appearance of a third survivor who objects to the man's skin color. A racial morality tale set in a post-apocalyptic world. [More]
Starring: Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer
Starring: Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Producer: George Englund
Screenwriter: Ranald MacDougall
Story: Ferdinand Reyher, Matthews Phipps Shiel
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Reviews for The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
According to this film racism is a bigger problem than even nuclear warfare.
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