The Noah (1975)

Noah, the sole remaining survivor on our planet after a nuclear holocaust, finds himself unable to to accept his unique predicament. To cope with his loneliness, he creates an imaginary ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Bourla

Writers:

Daniel Bourla, Avraham Heffner (story)

Stars:

Robert Strauss, Geoffrey Holder, Sally Kirkland

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Strauss	...	Noah
Geoffrey Holder	...	Friday
Sally Kirkland	...	Friday-Anne
Jim Blackmore	...	Trumpet (voice)
Herbert Hartig
Jack Schneider	...	Sgt. Kowalski (voice)
James Keach
Richard Thomkins	...	College Student (voice)
David Bourla	...	Little Boy (voice)

Storyline

Noah, the sole remaining survivor on our planet after a nuclear holocaust, finds himself unable to to accept his unique predicament. To cope with his loneliness, he creates an imaginary companion, then a companion for his companion and finally an entire civilization - a world of illusion in which there is no reality but Noah, no rules but those of the extinct world of his memory - our world.

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Plot Keywords:

survivor | nuclear holocaust | loneliness | end of civilization | post apocalypse | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Noah Production Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The photo of a future Chinese leader in the shack, in black suit and tie, was included in the film at the time when Mao was still very much alive and a Chinese leader in capitalistic attire would have been unthinkable.

User Reviews

wow is it bad

I think that someone was trying to be allegorical. They Failed.

The first 2/3 of the film are mildly interesting as Noah invents friends and something resembling _DRAMA_ shows up, you almost feel as if maybe a _PLOT_ might ensue. There are nascent _CHARACTERS_ and some minor _CONFLICTS_ hinting that a larger conflict could occur. (Protagonist is up the tree, we know that rocks can be thrown at him.. and we are eagerly anticipating the first volley...) But then....nothing happens.

The final third of the film degrades into a cacophony of a history-buff's self-serving game with an audio tape recorder. All links to plot, allegory, drama, character, conflict, and sanity are severed. Maybe this is supposed to represent Noah's ever-less-grounded state of mind, but the degree of his grasp on reality was well-established earlier in the film and the noise becomes as annoying as a Phillip Glass composition.

Now to 2 small details worth mentioning: 1)There are some weak humorous points such as Noah's ability to construct a latrine or Noah's resemblance to one of the Marx Brothers. 2)The in-your-face allusion to The 10 Commandments was out of place and over the top.