Thunder Rock (1942)

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Country: UK
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, War
Release: 1944-09-16
Director: Roy Boulting
Writers: Robert Ardrey , Jeffrey Dell , Bernard Miles
Language: English
Stars: Michael Redgrave , James Mason , Barbara Mullen , Lilli Palmer , Finlay Currie (1878–1968) , Frederick Valk , Sybille Binder , Frederick Cooper , Jean Shepeard , Barry Morse
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Tordenklippen (Denmark) , The Charter Film Production of Thunder Rock (United Kingdom) , Скала бурь , Le rocher du tonnerre (France, French Republic) , Thunder Rock (United States of America) , Thunder Rock , Vlucht in het verleden (Netherlands the) , Thunder Rock (United Kingdom) , O Farol das Ilusões (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , De döda skeppens fyr (Sweden)
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.
IMDB:tt0035440