Thunder in the East (1952)
Directed by Charles Vidor

Drama / War

Film Synopsis

In 1947, shortly after India has won its independence from the British, Steve Gibbs, an unscrupulous American gunrunner, arrives in the province of Ghandahar.  He intends to sell arms to a local prince who is determined to fend off an attack from rebel fighters.  He makes an enemy in the Maharajah's prime minister, a staunch follower of Gandhi's doctrine of non-violence, and falls in love with Joan, the blind daughter of a pastor.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Charles Vidor
  • Script: Lewis Meltzer, Jo Swerling, George Tabori, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Alan Moorehead (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Lee Garmes, John F. Seitz
  • Music: Hugo Friedhofer
  • Cast: Alan Ladd (Steve Gibbs), Deborah Kerr (Joan Willoughby), Charles Boyer (Prime Minister Singh), Corinne Calvet (Lizette Damon), Cecil Kellaway (Dr. Willoughby), Marc Cavell (Moti Lal), John Abbott (Nitra Puta), Philip Bourneuf (Newah Khan), John Williams (General Sir Henry Harrison), Charles Lung (Maharajah), Leonard Carey (Dr. Paling), Nelson Welch (Norton), Frank Baker (Englishman), Mohinder Bedi (Palace Servant), Orlando Beltran (Bus Driver), Bobker Ben Ali (Azam Habibbudin), Benita Booth (Englishwoman), Margaret Brewster (Mrs. Corbett), David Cavendish (Morrisey), Delmar Costello (Native Bellhop)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English / Hindi
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 97 min

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