MGM
Directed by Ranald MacDougall
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Harry Belafonte emerges from a mine to find himself the only person left in the world. Old newspaper stories hint at some kind of worldwide nuclear catastrophe. He travels to New York City in the hope of finding people but instead finds a deserted Manhattan. He takes up residence in a posh apartment building, restores the electricity and begins broadcasting on shortwave radio. He spends his spare time talking to mannequins and "saving" works of art. Inger Stevens spies on him from the streets and after a few weeks reveals herself. Their relationship is hindered by a lack of action from both and some shadows from the past. Mel Ferrer arrives by boat and things get even more complicated. Their petty differences are solved when one of them refuses to resort to violence. One of the first serious films that speculated on the effects of a nuclear holocaust.
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