The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

overview : 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, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point, tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white, and Burton, who is black.

Release Date : May 01, 1959

Runtime : 1h 35m

Genre : Drama  Science Fiction  Romance  

Companies : HarBel Productions, Sol C. Siegel Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : new york city, jealousy, nuclear war, love triangle, post-apocalyptic future, nuclear holocaust, apocalypse, racism, black and white, haircut, cave in