---
title: 'Thunder in the East (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Vidor'
released: '1951-12-27'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thunder-in-the-east-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046427/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thunder in the East (1951)

1951 · 97 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Thunder in the East is a 1951 American war film released by Paramount Pictures in 1953, and directed by Charles Vidor. It was based on the 1948 novel The Rage of the Vulture by Alan Moorehead; the book title was the working title of the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vidor)
- **Screenplay:** [George Tabori](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tabori), [Jo Swerling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-swerling)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Friedhofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-friedhofer)
- **Producer:** [Everett Riskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-riskin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)
- **Editor:** [Everett Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-douglas)

## Cast

- [George J. Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-j-lewis)
- [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams)
- [John Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-abbott)
- [Deborah Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kerr)
- [Alan Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ladd)
- [Leonard Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-carey)
- [Queenie Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/queenie-leonard)
- [Philip Bourneuf](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-bourneuf)
- [John Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-davidson-2)
- [Corinne Calvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/corinne-calvet)
- [Mark Hanna](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hanna)
- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway)
- [Marc Cavell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-cavell)
- [Charles Boyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-boyer)
- [Colin Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-kenny)

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