Thunder Bay (1953)

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two engineers drill for oil in the Louisiana gulf. Local shrimp fishermen worry the work will ruin their fishing. The engineers and the fishermen clash over who has a right to use the water.

tenseruggedunderdogconflict-drivenearthydeterminedcommunity friction

What happens

Thunder Bay is a 1953 American adventure film distributed by Universal International, produced by Aaron Rosenberg, directed by Anthony Mann, and starring James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, and Dan Duryea. It was shot in Technicolor and was released on May 20, 1953, which was James Stewart's 45th birthday. This film tells the story of two engineers drilling for oil in the Louisiana gulf while dealing with hostility of the local shrimp fishermen fearing for their livelihood, and features the first non-western collaboration between Stewart and Mann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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