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Thunder in the Sun is a american film of genre Action directed by Russell Rouse released in USA on 8 april 1959 with Susan Hayward
Thunder in the Sun (1959)
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Add to a movie listThunder in the Sun is a 1959 western film directed by Russell Rouse starring Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler.
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The film shows a family of French Basque immigrants pioneering into the Wild West while carrying their ancestral vines. Hard drinking trail driver Lon Bennett is hired to lead them and he falls for the spirited Gabrielle Dauphin.Actors
Susan Hayward
(Gabrielle Dauphin)
Jeff Chandler
(Lon Bennett)
Jacques Bergerac
(Pepe Dauphin)
Carl Esmond
(Andre Dauphin)
Blanche Yurka
(Louise Dauphin)
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