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A Distant Thunder is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 24 may 1978 with Russell S. Doughten
A Distant Thunder (1978)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 may 1978
OriginUSA
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Films based on the Bible, Disaster films
Rating50%
A Distant Thunder is a 1978 evangelical, Christian film by Russell S. Doughten and directed by Donald W. Thompson. The film is a sequel to the 1972 film A Thief in the Night, which portrayed the event in Christian eschatology sometimes called the Rapture. These films are part of a four-part series; the story is continued in Image of the Beast (1980) and The Prodigal Planet (1983).
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Patty is lying awake one night in a church basement, distraught and scared. She is to be executed the next morning for refusing to take the Mark of the Beast. Patty knows what lies ahead if she takes the mark but can still not believe in Christ. When those around her try to comfort her and encourage her to accept the Lord, she lashes out at them, too scared to think straight. They are able to calm her down, however, and learn her story of how she got to the point she is at tonight....Actors
Russell S. Doughten
(Reverend Matthew Turner)
A Thief in the Night series
(1972)
(1978)
(1981)
(1983)Comments
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