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Thunder Over the Plains (1953) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1953 · 82 mins · English
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- Directed by
- André De Toth
- Starring
- Charles McGraw, James Brown, Elisha Cook Jr., Trevor Bardette, Randolph Scott, Lex Barker
Set in 1869, Texas remains under Union occupation and is ruled by carpetbaggers who hide behind the army’s authority. Federal captain Porter, a native Texan, is ordered to act against his own people. He enlists rebel leader Ben Westman, convinced of his innocence in a murder. As Porter seeks to clear Westman, he himself becomes a fugitive.
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