Thunder Bay

"The Brawling, Mauling Story of the Biggest Bonanza of Them All !"

1953 1h 43m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 41

AdventureDrama

Synopsis

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Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.

“The Brawling, Mauling Story of the Biggest Bonanza of Them All !”

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Cast

James Stewart
Steve Martin
Joanne Dru
Stella Rigaud
Gilbert Roland
Teche Bossier
Dan Duryea
Johnny Gambi
Jay C. Flippen
Kermit MacDonald
Marcia Henderson
Francesca Rigaud
Robert Monet
Phillipe Bayard
Antonio Moreno
Dominique Rigaud

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: Gil Doud, John Michael Hayes, John Michael Hayes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anthony Mann, shot by William H. Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank Skinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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James Stewart and Joanne Dru and Gilbert Roland carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Brawling, Mauling Story of the Biggest Bonanza of Them All !".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Mann directs. William H. Daniels behind the camera. Frank Skinner scores. Russell F. Schoengarth cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Anthony Mann, shot by William H. Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Frank Skinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5James Stewart and Joanne Dru and Gilbert Roland carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Brawling, Mauling Story of the Biggest Bonanza of Them All !".
7IMDB entry: tt0046425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Original score: Frank Skinner
Editing: Russell F. Schoengarth
Costume design: Rosemary Odell
Makeup / hair: Joan St. Oegger
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Thunder Bay (1953)

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John Chard2014-05-31
★ 7/10
Boiling Oil. Thunder Bay is directed by Anthony Mann and written by Gil Doud and George W. George. It stars James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Dan Duryea, Gilbert Roland and Jay C. Flippen. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by William H. Daniels. Offshore oil drillers set up base at Port Felicity, Louisiana and find the town’s shrimpers are not at all happy about this threat to their livelihood. Conflict and affairs of the heart do follow. One of the eight films that James Stewart and Anthony Mann made together, Thunder Bay was relevant in topicality upon its release, and remains so today. Whilst lacking the psychological smarts that the duo’s Western productions had, it’s a handsome production with the expected qualities in front of and behind the cameras. There’s a lot of talky passages, which given the subject matter pulsing away at the core is understandable, but Mann ensures that action and suspense is never far away. It all builds to a crescendo, with loose ends and quibbles conveniently tied up in a Hollywood bow, but such is the skills of actors and director it rounds out as good and thorough entertainment. 7/10

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