The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 science fiction doomsday film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall, starring Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens and Mel Ferrer.
==Plot==
Ralph Burton (Harry Belafonte) 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 (Inger Stevens), who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker (Mel Ferrer) who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point the tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white and Burton, who is black.
==Cast==
*Harry Belafonte as Ralph Burton
*Inger Stevens as Sarah Crandall
*Mel Ferrer as Benson Thacker
Category:1959 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:1950s films
Category:Films
Category:American science fiction films
Category:Science fiction films
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films based on novels
Category:Films directed by Ranald MacDougall