A Distant Thunder
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A Distant Thunder

It begins where "A Thief In the Night" ENDED...

5.2 / 10 1978 1h 16mNR English
Science FictionHorrorFantasyDramaThriller

Storyline

Patty is lying awake one night in a church basement, distraught and scared. She is to be executed the next morning for refusing to take the Mark of the Beast. Patty knows what lies ahead if she takes the mark but can still not believe in Christ.When those around her try to comfort her and encourage her to accept the Lord, she lashes out at them.

Cast & Crew

PD

Patty Dunning

Patty Myers

Lead
SJ

Sally Johnson

Wenda Johnson

TR

Thom Rachford

Jerry Bradford (as Tom Rachford)

MR

Maryann Rachford

Diane Bradford

Heidi Vaughn

Heidi Vaughn

Woman with baby at hospital

RD

Russ Doughten

Reverend Matthew Turner

KW

Kent Wagner

CP

Curtis Page

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Donald W. Thompson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Distant Thunder is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker