Title: On the Beach (1959 film)
Content:  On the Beach was remade in 2000 as an Australian television film by Southern Star Productions, directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Armand Assante, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Ward. It was originally aired on Showtime. The remake of the 1959 film was also based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute, but updates the setting of the story to the film's then-future of 2005, starting with placing the crew on the fictional Los Angeles-class USS Charleston (SSN-704) submarine and also changing the final actions of Towers.
Title: On the Beach (1959 film)
Content:  On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, that stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins. This black-and-white film is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. Unlike in the novel, no one is assigned blame for starting the war; the film hints that global annihilation may have arisen from an accident or misjudgment.
Title: On the Beach (2000 film)
Content:  On the Beach is a 2000 apocalyptic made-for-television film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Armand Assante, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Ward. It was originally aired on Showtime. The film is a remake of a 1959 film, which was also based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute, but updates the setting of the story to the film's then-future of 2006, starting with placing the crew on a fictional, USS Charleston (SSN-704).
Title: Female on the Beach
Content:  Female on the Beach is a 1955 American crime-drama film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler in a story about a widow and her beach bum lover. The screenplay by Robert Hill and Richard Alan Simmons was based on the play The Besieged Heart by Robert Hill. The film was produced by Albert Zugsmith.
Title: On the Beach (2000 film)
Content: Armand Assante as Captain Dwight Towers ; Rachel Ward as Moira Davidson ; Bryan Brown as Dr. Julian Osborne ; Jacqueline McKenzie as Mary Holmes ; Grant Bowler as Lt. Peter Holmes ; Allison Webber as Jenny Holmes ; Tieghan Webber as Jenny Holmes ; Steve Bastoni as First Officer Neil Hirsch ; David Ross Paterson as Chief Wawrzeniak (credited as David Paterson) ; Kevin Copeland as Sonarman Bobby Swain ; Todd MacDonald as Radioman Giles ; Joe Petruzzi as Lt. Tony Garcia ; Craig Beamer as Crewman Reid ; Jonathan Oldham as Crewman Parsons ; Trent Huen as Crewman Samuel Huynh ; Donni Frizzell as Crewman Rossi ; Jonathan Stuart as Crewman Burns ; Sam Loy as Seaman Sulman ; Charlie Clausen as Seaman Byers ; Robert Rabiah as Cook Gratino ; Marc Carra as Cook Walmsey ; Rod Mullinar as Admiral Jack Cunningham ; Felicity Boyd as Lt. Ashton ; Bill Hunter as Prime Minister Seaton ; Charles "Bud" Tingwell as Professor Alan Nordstrum (credited as Charles Tingwell) 
Title: On the Beach (novel)
Content: On the Beach (1959 film) is a feature film starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Fred Astaire. ; On the Beach (2000 film) is a made-for-television film starring Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, and Bryan Brown. ; Classic Serial: On the Beach (November 2008), BBC Radio 4 broadcast a full-cast audio dramatization in two-hour-long episodes, as part of their Classic Serial strand. 
Title: On the Beach (1959 film)
Content:  Stanley Kramer won the 1960 BAFTA for best director and Ernest Gold won the 1960 Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Score. It was also nominated for Academy Awards in two categories:
Title: The Beach (film)
Content:  The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland, which was adapted for the film by John Hodge. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. It was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le. The film was a moderate box office success but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. DiCaprio was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (lost to John Travolta as Terl from Battlefield Earth and as Russ Richards in Lucky Numbers).
Title: On the Beach (1959 film)
Content: Gregory Peck as Commander Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish ; Ava Gardner as Moira Davidson, Towers' Australian love interest ; Fred Astaire as Julian Osborn, Australian scientist ; Anthony Perkins as Lieutenant Commander Peter Holmes, Royal Australian Navy ; Donna Anderson as Mary Holmes, Peter's wife ; John Tate as Admiral Bridie, Royal Australian Navy ; Harp McGuire as Lieutenant Sunderstrom (ashore in San Diego) ; Lola Brooks as Lieutenant Hosgood, Bridie's secretary ; Ken Wayne as Lieutenant Benson ; Guy Doleman as Lieutenant Commander Farrel ; Richard Meikle as Davis ; John Meillon as Sawfish crewman Ralph Swain (ashore in San Francisco) ; Joe McCormick as Ackerman, radiation sickness victim ; Lou Vernon as Bill Davidson, Moira's father ; Kevin Brennan as Dr. King, radiation diagnosis doctor ; Keith Eden as Dr. Fletcher (beach scene) ; Basil Buller-Murphy as Sir Douglas Froude ; Brian James as Royal Australian Navy officer ; John Casson as Salvation Army captain ; Paddy Moran as Stevens (club wine steward) ; Grant Taylor as Morgan (Holmes party) ; George Fairfax (Holmes party guest) ; Earl Francis (Holmes party guest) ; Pat Port (Runner on Beach) ; Cary Peck (uncredited) 
Title: Gregory Peck
Content:  production cost it lost $700,000. On the Beach was praised by critics. In recent decades, critical opinion of On the Beach is mixed with some prominent critics asserting the script is poor, but some critics saying the acting, especially Peck, and cinematography are excellent, and that, overall, the film is powerful. Butler of AllMovie writes, "...problematic is the clichéd, almost soap-operatic relationship between Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner and the somewhat melodramatic handling of other sections of the film...The cast helps tremendously. Peck has rarely been more stalwart...Even decades after its release, Beach is a harrowing and devastating experience."

Question: Who was the director of On the Beach?
Answer: Russell Mulcahy.