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Distant Thunder
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It is catalogued under topics including 1988 American films, 1988 drama films and 1988 English-language films.
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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.
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
Themes
- suicide
- vietnam
- homelessness
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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
- FilmAffinity ID
- 450780
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-01-01
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- title
- Distant Thunder
- set in environment
- jungle
- review score
- 5.3/10
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