Le port des passions

Titre original : Thunder Bay

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James Stewart, Dan Duryea, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in Le port des passions (1953)

Quest Sea Adventure Workplace Drama Adventure Drama

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueShrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.

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6,5/10

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Rôles principaux40

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James Stewart

Steve Martin

Joanne Dru

Stella Rigaud

Gilbert Roland

Teche Bossier

Dan Duryea

Johnny Gambi

Jay C. Flippen

Kermit MacDonald

Marcia Henderson

Francesca Rigaud

Robert Monet

Phillipe Bayard

Antonio Moreno

Dominique Rigaud

Harry Morgan

Rawlings
(as Henry Morgan)

Fortunio Bonanova

Sheriff Antoine Chighizola

Mario Siletti

Louis Chighizola

Emile Avery

Fisherman
(non crédité)

Fred Carson

Oilman
(non crédité)

Joseph Cefalu

Fisherman
(non crédité)

Adrine Champagne

Fisherman
(non crédité)

Frank Chase

Radio Technician
(non crédité)

Martin Cichy

Fisherman
(non crédité)

Antonio Filauri

Joe Sephalu
(non crédité)

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6/10

oilmen vs shrimpers

It's Louisiana 1946. Navy buddies Johnny Gambi (Dan Duryea) and Steve Martin (James Stewart) are a couple of talkers and always with a scheme. They rent a fishing boat but the boat owner's daughter Stella Rigaud (Joanne Dru) immediately distrusts them. It doesn't stop Steve from falling for her. Gambi sets his sights on the younger sister Francesca. The two men are actually wildcatters showing an oil executive their plans to do off-shore drilling. It's a risky new form of drilling. Stella stops her father from helping the oilmen. So they rent from shrimper Teche Bossier (Gilbert Roland) instead but soon it's the shrimpers against the oilmen.

I'm not naturally pro-oil and anti-shrimp. So this comes with some normal resistance. The actual work from the oilmen is interesting. I'm not compelled to root for either side of the dispute. The shrimp is an easy out for the awkward conflict. This movie starts with some innocent fun but it gets a bit darker than I want. I like the start but it all gets a bit muddled especially in the modern sense.

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25 août 2022
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Anecdotes
Although filmed in the standard 1.37-1 aspect ratio, this film was chosen by Universal-International as its first widescreen feature, accomplishing this by cropping the top and bottom and projecting it at 1.85-1 at Loew's State Theatre in New York City, as well as other sites. Its initial presentation also marked U-I's first use of directional stereophonic sound, although few theaters in the country had such equipment at the time.

Thunder Bay marked Universal Pictures' entry into the widescreen format craze of the day. Some contemporary reviewers complained that the sound, with its use of three speakers, was loud and distracting. Publicity materials also indicate that the picture was originally planned as a 3-D production.

Gaffes
The townspeople secure a restraining order from the state to stop the blasting in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the blasting is further than 3 miles from shore, the state would not have jurisdiction- these are Federal waters.