Twilight for the Gods
| Twilight for the Gods | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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 |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Production company |
Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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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 brigantine 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.
Cast
- Rock Hudson - Capt. David Bell
- Cyd Charisse - Charlotte King
- Arthur Kennedy - First Mate Ramsay
- Leif Erickson - Harry Hutton
- Charles McGraw - Yancy
- Ernest Truex - Reverend Butterfield
- Richard Haydn - Oliver Wiggins
- Judith Evelyn - Ethel Peacock
- Wallace Ford - Old Brown
- Vladimir Sokoloff - Feodor Morris
- Celia Lovsky - Ida Morris
- Robert Hoy - Keim
- Charles Horvath - Lott
- Maurice Marsac - Shipping clerk
- Virginia Gregg - Myra Pringle
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