On the Beach Filming Locations
Where was On the Beach filmed? On the Beach was filmed in 28 locations across Australia and United States in the following places:
On the Beach Filming Locations
Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located 54 km south-east of the Melbourne city centre via EastLink and Monash Freeway, it is in the local government area of the City of Frankston and serves as its administrative and activity centres.
Melbourne’s first port settlement, Williamstown is filled with maritime museums and colonial landmarks like Timeball Tower and Fort Gellibrand. Yachts dock alongside tall ships at Gem Pier, while the convict-built Nelson Place now houses craft shops and restaurants. The area’s southern shore has tranquil parks and wetlands, and sandy Williamstown Beach is a popular family destination in summer.
Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. At the city's centre is the modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, and restaurants by the Yarra River. In the Southbank area, the Melbourne Arts Precinct is the site of Arts Centre Melbourne – a performing arts complex – and the National Gallery of Victoria, with Australian and indigenous art.
Victoria is a state in southeast Australia. It encompasses mountains, national parks, wineries and surfing beaches. Melbourne, the state capital, has a warren of 19th-century ‘laneways’, and a central arts precinct. The Great Ocean Road follows the coast west to Port Campbell National Park, where the Twelve Apostles are limestone stacks on the edge of the ocean.
Marysville is a town in the Yarra Valley, in Victoria, Australia. The Steavenson River runs through the town centre and southeast to towering Steavenson Falls. The vast Yarra Ranges National Park includes Mountain Ash forest, tiered Keppel Falls and Keppel Falls Lookout. Bruno's Sculpture Garden has life-sized terracotta sculptures and a gallery space. To the east is Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, with toboggan runs.
The Embarcadero, along the city’s eastern shoreline, is home to several waterfront attractions. With its iconic clock tower, the 1898 Ferry Building is a major food lover's draw, featuring restaurants such as the acclaimed Slanted Door, plus gourmet shops and a popular farmers' market. A series of piers offers ferries to Alcatraz Island, science exhibits at the Exploratorium, restaurants and Bay Bridge views.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California. With a population of 808,437 residents as of 2022, San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of California behind Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose.
Point Lonsdale is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. The town is divided between the Borough of Queenscliffe and the City of Greater Geelong. Point Lonsdale is also one of the headlands which, with Point Nepean, frame The Rip, the entrance to Port Phillip.
On the Beach (1959)
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.