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The End Begins (1961)

The End Begins poster
Directed by
William Sterling
Genre
science fiction film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A TV play about the start of a catastrophe. It focuses on characters dealing with the early moments of an apocalyptic event.

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What happens

The End Begins is a 1961 Australian television play shot in ABC's Melbourne studios. Like many early Australian TV plays it was based on an overseas script. It was a rare Australian TV play with a science fiction theme and a black lead actor, although no recordings are thought to have survived. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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