Seven Thunders
Seven Thunders (US title: The Beasts of Marseilles) is a 1957 black and white British film regarding Marseille in the Second World War. It was directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Kathleen Harrison, Tony Wright and Anna Gaylor. It is about two escaped prisoners of war and is based on a novel of the same name by the writer Rupert Croft-Cooke.
Plot
In 1943, Dave (Stephen Boyd), an officer, and Jim (Tony Wright), escape from separate prison camps and are paired together by the underground. They are taken to Marseille by a fishing boat captain to wait in the Old Port Quarter for the right opportunity to try for Britain. While they wait, local woman Lise (Anna Gaylor) falls in love with Dave. He is attracted to her, but is engaged.
More details
| author | John Baines |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Marseille |
| director | Hugo Fregonese |
| editor | John Shirley |
| events | World War II |
| keywords | boat captain britain build engage eugene deckers fishing boat french resistance hide kill marcel petiot old port of marseille old port quarter prison camp real life their way tony wright uk vichy vichy france warn |
| musicBy | Antony Hopkins |
| producer | Daniel M. Angel John Brabourne |
| productionCompany | Angel Productions |
| publisher | Monogram Pictures Rank Film Distributors |
| recordedAt | Marseille Pinewood Studios |
| theme | serial killer war |