Thunderstorm (film)

Thunderstorm
	Linda Christian in 1962
Directed by	John Guillermin
Written by	Daniel Mainwaring; George St George
Starring	Carlos Thompson; Linda Christian; Charles Korvin
Production; company	Hemisphere Pictures
Distributed by	Allied Artists (US)
Release date	6 May 1956
Running time	81 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Thunderstorm, also known as Tormenta, is a 1956 British black-and-white drama film directed by John Guillermin and starring Carlos Thompson, Linda Christian, and Charles Korvin. It was made by British Lion Films.

Plot summary

A mysterious beautiful girl Maria (Linda Christian) is discovered unconscious and alone on board a small damaged yacht at sea. Some fishermen including Diego (Carlos Thompson) take Maria back to the nearest coastal Spanish Fishing Village for her to recover and offer to repair her small yacht. While all of the men in the village are infatuated with Maria, the women of the village view her with jealousy and suspicion, saying that she is a curse on their village and blaming her for the recent scarcity of fishing which the village solely relies on for income. When Maria is attacked by a mob of village women tearing her hair and clothes and bruising her, only the local Padre (José Marco Davó) saves her while also reprimanding the village women and telling them that Pablo (Charles Korvin) is the person to blame. The film ends with Maria quietly leaving by setting out to sea in her repaired small yacht with Diego (Carlos Thompson) watching from the small harbor.

Cast

Carlos Thompson as Diego Martinez
Linda Christian as Maria Ramon
Charles Korvin as Pablo Gardia
Catharina Ferraz as Diego's Mother
José Marco Davó as Padre Flores

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External links

Thunderstorm on IMDb
Review of film at Variety

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