Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

Original poster (1958) by Reynold Brown
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Produced by Gordon Kay
Written by Ernest K. Gann (novel and screenplay)
Starring Rock Hudson
Cyd Charisse
Cinematography Irving Glassberg
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
  • August 6, 1968
Running time
 120 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Twilight for the Gods is a 1958 drama film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse. The story is based on the novel Twilight for the Gods by Ernest K. Gann.

Plot

After being court-martialed and discharged from the Navy, Captain Bell (Rock Hudson) turns to drink. Reduced to skippering a rundown schooner in the South Seas he takes on board a disparate group of passengers and crew; including a prostitute, a show-biz entrepreneur, a missionary, a washed up opera singer, and a couple of refugees. During a storm at sea, the true characters of all on board are revealed.

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