| Thunder in the Sun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Russell Rouse |
| Produced by | Clarence Greene |
| Written by | James Hill (story) Guy Trosper (story) Russell Rouse Stewart Stern |
| Starring | Susan Hayward Jeff Chandler |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Editing by | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 8, 1959 |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Thunder in the Sun is a 1959 western film made by Carrollton Inc and Seven Arts Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Russell Rouse and produced by Clarence Greene from a screenplay by Russell Rouse and Stewart Stern, based on a story by James Hill and Guy Trosper. The music score was by Cyril J. Mockridge and the cinematography by Stanley Cortez.
The film stars Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler with Jacques Bergerac, Blanche Yurka, Carl Esmond, Fortunio Bonanova, Alvaro Guillot and Veda Ann Borg.
The film shows a family of French Basque immigrants pioneering into the Wild West while carrying their ancestral vines.
It is infamous among Basques for its misunderstandings of Basque customs, such as the use of the xistera (a device of the jai alai sport) as a weapon or shouting irrintzi ululations as meaningful communication.