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Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock

Strange Emotion Stir the Pulse...when LOVE and PASSION clash in the world's loneliest outpost!

19426.21h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Roy Boulting
Written by Jeffrey Dell, Robert Ardrey, Bernard Miles
Produced by John Boulting
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Top Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

David Charleston

Barbara Mullen

Barbara Mullen

Ellen Kirby

James Mason

James Mason

Streeter

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Melanie Kurtz

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Capt. Joshua Stuart

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Dr. Kurtz

Sybille Binder

Sybille Binder

Anne Marie

F

Frederick Cooper

Briggs

J

Jean Shepeard

Mrs. Briggs

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Robert

Themes & Keywords

lighthouselighthouse keeper lake michigan

About Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock is a drama, fantasy, war film released in 1942 exploring themes of lighthouse, lighthouse keeper , lake michigan. Directed by Roy Boulting, it stars Michael Redgrave, Barbara Mullen, James Mason. 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.

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