The World, the Flesh and the Devil

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The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 drama and science fiction movie directed by Ranald MacDougall. It stars Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens and Mel Ferrer. It runs 1h 35m and is rated NR. TMDB users rate it 6.4 out of 10.

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.