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- Release Date: 1951
- Runtime: 84 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Claudette Colbert, Ann Blyth, Robert Douglas, Anne Crawford ... see all
- Director: Douglas Sirk
- Plot: Convicted murderess Valerie Carns (Ann Blyth) is being transported to Norwich to be executed when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital. Nurse Sister Mary (Claudette... Read more
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Sleuth
Jan 02, 2008
jotix100 - imdb.com
Jan 02, 2008jotix100 - imdb.com
A flooding in the country brings together an assortment of characters to Our Lady of Reims Convent and Hospital in rural England. A convicted young woman, Valerie Carns, who is accused of having poisoned her own brother, is brought by... Full review
Highly charged drama of Innocence Condemned unjustly
Nov 18, 2003
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Nov 18, 2003lora64 - imdb.com
One needs to enter into the atmosphere of this taut emotional story to really appreciate the fine acting done by all. Have seen "Thunder on the Hill" countless times and it's still riveting. The dialogue unfolds splendidly like a fine... Full review
Religion and sleuthing add up to an unsatisfactory result.
Aug 09, 1998
Ron Kerrigan - imdb.com
Aug 09, 1998Ron Kerrigan - imdb.com
Nun Claudette Colbert plays detective when the flood-bound convent she helps run plays host to a convicted murderess for the night.Even Colbert can't save the gaping plot holes, and her continued disobedience to her superior while she goes about detecting... Full review
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Charlotte Hastings' West End stage hit Bonaventure was adroitly translated to the American screen as Thunder on the Hill. The bulk of the action takes place at convent, presided over by Sister Mary (Claudette Colbert). ... Full Article
Douglas Sirk directed this fine melodrama, starring Colbert as a nun at an English convent who becomes convinced that convicted murderess Blyth did not kill her brother. ... Full Article