Thunder Rock

Synopsis

David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those who died when a 19th century packet ship with some 60 passengers sank. He imagines their lives, their problems, their fears and their hopes. In one of these conversations, he recalls his own efforts in the 1930s when he desperately tried to convince first his editors, and later the public, of the dangers of fascism and the inevitability of war. Few would listen. One of the passengers, a spinster, tells her story of seeking independence from a world dominated by men. There's also the case of a doctor who is banished for using unacceptable methods. David has given up on life, but the imaginary passengers give him hope for the future.

Main Cast

Michael Redgrave

David Charleston

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Barbara Mullen

Ellen Kirby

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

James Mason

Streeter

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

Lilli Palmer

Melanie Kurtz

Age : 71 | Popularity : 17%

Finlay Currie

Capt. Joshua Stuart

Age : 90 | Popularity : 7%

Frederick Valk

Dr. Kurtz

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Sybille Binder

Anne Marie

Age : 67 | Popularity : 5%

Frederick Cooper

Briggs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Assistant Art Director	Elliot Scott
	Art Direction	Duncan Sutherland
Writing	Screenplay	Bernard Miles Jeffrey Dell
	Theatre Play	Robert Ardrey
Camera	Camera Operator	Jack Hildyard
	Director of Photography	Mutz Greenbaum
Production	Producer	John Boulting
Directing	Director	Roy Boulting
	Third Assistant Director	Bill Herlihy
Editing	Editor	Roy Boulting
Sound	Music	Hans May
	Boom Operator	Percy Dayton
Crew	Special Effects	Tom Howard Frederick Ford
	Sound Recordist	John Cook
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Honoria Plesch
Department	Role	Name

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