Thunder in the East (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-12-04
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jo Swerling, Charles Vidor
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Alan Ladd as Steve Gibbs
- Deborah Kerr as Joan Willoughby
- Charles Boyer as Primer Minister Singh
- Corinne Calvet as Lizette Damon
- Cecil Kellaway as Dr. Willoughby
- Marc Cavell as Moti Lal
- John Abbott as Nitra Puta
- Philip Bourneuf as Newah Khan
- John Williams as General Sir Henry Harrison
- Charles Lung as Maharajah
- Leonard Carey as Dr. Paling
- Nelson Welch as Norton
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