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The film was based on the novel "No Highway" (1948) by Nevil Shute, who had worked as an aeronautical engineer at De Havilland.
by garethrees 8y ago
The film was based on the novel "No Highway" (1948) by Nevil Shute, who had worked as an aeronautical engineer at De Havilland.
- arethuza 8y agoIt's good that not all of Nevil Shute's predictions were so accurate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)
- enriquto 8y agoHow do you know? As far as it goes, this novel might be actually an accurate prediction (except for the year).