Distant Thunder

1h 54m
Drama
5.6

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

Cast

Ralph Macchio
Jack Lambert
John Lithgow
Mark Lambert
Kerrie Keane
Char
Reb Brown
Harvey Nitz
Janet Margolin
Barbara Lambert
Tom Bower
Louis
Jamey Sheridan
Moss
Denis Arndt
Larry
Michael Currie
Coach Swabey
Robyn Stevan
Holly
Denalda Williams
Jeanette
John Kelly
Andy

Crew

Rick Rosenthal
Director
Robert Stitzel
Writer, Story
Deedee Wehle
Story
Dennis Virkler
Editor
Ralf D. Bode
Director of Photography
Richard L. O'Connor
Executive Producer
Robert Schaffel
Producer
Tish Monaghan
Costume Design
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Helen Jarvis
Set Decoration
J.J. Makaro
Stunts
Mark S. Freeborn
Art Direction
David Lewis
Greensman

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