Thunder Rock

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

Sep 16 1944 Unrated 1h 52m
Drama, Fantasy, War

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.

Plot

David Charleston (Sir Michael Redgrave), 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 nineteenth century packet ship with approximately sixty 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 tried desperately 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.

Written by

Robert Ardrey, Jeffrey Dell, Bernard Miles

Directed by

Roy Boulting

Cast

Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Barbara Mullen

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Charter Film Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
886
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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