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
Music by	David Raksin
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Distributed by	Universal-International
Release dates	August 6, 1958
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

External links

• Twilight for the Gods at the Internet Movie Database
• Rock Hudson at the Internet Movie Database