Distant Thunder
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5.7A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
Released: 1988-11-11114 minDir: Rick RosenthalDrama
Cast
- Ralph Macchio as Jack Lambert
- John Lithgow as Mark Lambert
- Kerrie Keane as Char
- Reb Brown as Harvey Nitz
- Janet Margolin as Barbara Lambert
- Tom Bower as Louis
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1988
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Vietnam War
- Director
- Rick Rosenthal
- Cast member
- Gordon Currie
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Narrative location
- Washington
- Duration
- +114
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1988 American films1988 drama films1988 English-language films1988 filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about father–son relationshipsFilms about United States Navy SEALsFilms directed by Rick RosenthalFilms scored by Maurice JarreFilms set in Washington (state)Paramount Pictures films