Thunder in the East
TRAPPED...in revolt-riddled Ghandahar!
1952 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Charles Vidor |
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| Writer: | George Tabori, Alan Moorehead, Jo Swerling |
| Staring: |
| During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an agreement with guerilla leader Khan, the maharajah is a fool, and the British residents are living in the past. Steve's love interest is Joan Willoughby, the blind daughter of a parson. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 04, 1952 |
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| Director: | Charles Vidor |
| Writer: | George Tabori, Alan Moorehead, Jo Swerling |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | india, pacifist, machine gun, weapons dealer |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Ladd | Steve Gibbs |
| Deborah Kerr | Joan Willoughby |
| Charles Boyer | Primer 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 |
| Molly Glessing | Mrs. Darcy-Thompson (uncredited) |
| Frank Baker | |
| Margaret Brewster | |
| David Cavendish | |
| Arthur Gould-Porter | |
| Leonora Hornblow | |
| Hassan Khayyam | |
| Queenie Leonard | |
| George J. Lewis | |
| Hilda Plowright | |
| Jean Ransome | |
| Rodd Redwing | |
| Bruce Riley | |
| Reginald Lal Singh | |
| Jill St. John |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Tabori | Adaptation |
| Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Everett Douglas | Editor |
| Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Alan Moorehead | Novel |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Vidor | Director |
| Jo Swerling | Screenplay |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Paul Baxley | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Everett Riskin | Producer |
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