The World, the Flesh and the Devil

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Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:basedOn original_story_by_Ranald_MacDougall
gptkbp:boxOffice $1 million
gptkbp:character David
Sarah
Ralph
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Burnett_Guffey
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced later films
gptkbp:director gptkb:Ranald_MacDougall
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editor gptkb:W._Donn_Hayes
gptkbp:filmFestival screened at various festivals
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:genre science fiction
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease DVD release in 2004
Blu-ray release in 2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The World, the Flesh and the Devil
gptkbp:influencedBy nuclear anxiety
social issues of the 1950s
Cold_War_themes
gptkbp:influences social commentary
race relations
post-apocalyptic genre
gptkbp:inspiration inspired_by_the_novel_'The_Last_Man'_by_Mary_Shelley
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFeature character development
final confrontation
emotional climax
survival struggle
exploration of the city
love declaration
first film with an African American lead in a major role
gptkbp:plot Survivor in a post-apocalyptic world.
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate December 1959
gptkbp:releaseFormat theatrical release
gptkbp:releaseYear 1959
gptkbp:remake in development
gptkbp:runtime 95 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Ranald_MacDougall
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:George_Duning
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Inger_Stevens
gptkb:Harry_Belafonte
gptkb:Mel_Ferrer
gptkbp:theme isolation
survival
love triangle