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Thunder in the East (1953)
- NR
- 02/03/1953 (US)
- Drama, War
- 1h 37m
TRAPPED...in revolt-riddled Ghandahar!
Overview
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.
Charles Vidor
DirectorJo Swerling
ScreenplayAlan Moorehead
NovelCast
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Deborah Kerr
Joan Willoughby![Alan Ladd's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uGB0o5okVhsS7ogtwwEXmbtRF2k.jpg)
Alan Ladd
Steve Gibbs![Charles Boyer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wFFkKeY4RqC8ChYd64KJiAaSVWy.jpg)
Charles Boyer
Primer Minister Singh![Corinne Calvet's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/diG42a0aguwZKG0CRoEUqHUUnuF.jpg)
Corinne Calvet
Lizette Damon![Cecil Kellaway's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rGVj5ODGkAxEllJt2JZTtO7doIj.jpg)
Cecil Kellaway
Dr. Willoughby![John Williams's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gsg1KjcGnZK76LGIYm8lMpSM1Oq.jpg)
John Williams
General Sir Henry Harrison![John Abbott's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2ucHXDbLr2ReMXRJd5XwUZZosGv.jpg)
John Abbott
Nitra Puta![Marc Cavell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/sN8iO8Wy79wj0SNlDFprJNftcGc.jpg)